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CAT to MSY: distance & flight time
Cascais (Cascais Airport) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
4,504 mi
7,249 km · 3,914 nm
9h 18m
estimated nonstop flight time
-6h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
4,504 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 18m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 6-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- CAT — Cascais Airport · Cascais, Portugal
- MSY — Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport · New Orleans, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near CAT
- LIS · Humberto Delgado Airport (Lisbon Portela Airport)12 mi away
- AVR · Alverca Air Base21 mi away
- QLR · Monte Real Air Base80 mi away
- BYJ · Beja Airport / Airbase89 mi away
Near MSY
- NEW · Lakefront Airport14 mi away
- NBG · New Orleans NAS JRB/Alvin Callender Field18 mi away
- BTR · Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport65 mi away
- GPT · Gulfport Biloxi International Airport76 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CAT from MSY?
The flight distance from Cascais (CAT) to New Orleans (MSY) is 4,504 miles (7,249 km, 3,914 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CAT to MSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 18m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the time difference between Cascais and New Orleans?
New Orleans is 6 hours behind Cascais.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CAT to MSY?
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