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CUD to MSY: distance & flight time
Caloundra (Caloundra Airport) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
8,629 mi
13,887 km · 7,499 nm
17h 23m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
8,629 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 23m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- CUD — Caloundra Airport · Caloundra, Australia
- 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 CUD
- MCY · Sunshine Coast Airport14 mi away
- BNE · Brisbane International Airport40 mi away
- ACF · Brisbane Archerfield Airport54 mi away
- KGY · Kingaroy Airport79 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 CUD from MSY?
The flight distance from Caloundra (CUD) to New Orleans (MSY) is 8,629 miles (13,887 km, 7,499 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CUD to MSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 23m 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 cheapest way to fly from CUD to MSY?
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