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CMR to MSY: distance & flight time
Colmar (Colmar-Houssen Airport) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
5,031 mi
8,096 km · 4,372 nm
10h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
-7h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,031 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 20m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 7-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- CMR — Colmar-Houssen Airport · Colmar, France
- 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 CMR
- LHA · Lahr Airport28 mi away
- SXB · Strasbourg Airport32 mi away
- BOR · Fontaine Airport35 mi away
- BSL · EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg Airport37 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 CMR from MSY?
The flight distance from Colmar (CMR) to New Orleans (MSY) is 5,031 miles (8,096 km, 4,372 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CMR to MSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 20m 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 Colmar and New Orleans?
New Orleans is 7 hours behind Colmar.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CMR to MSY?
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