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DUS to MSY: distance & flight time
Duesseldorf (Düsseldorf Airport) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
4,913 mi
7,907 km · 4,269 nm
10h 6m
estimated nonstop flight time
-7h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,913 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 6m 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
- DUS — Düsseldorf Airport · Duesseldorf, Germany
- 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 DUS
- ESS · Essen Mulheim Airport11 mi away
- MGL · Mönchengladbach Airport12 mi away
- CGN · Cologne Bonn Airport34 mi away
- NRN · Weeze Airport35 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 DUS from MSY?
The flight distance from Duesseldorf (DUS) to New Orleans (MSY) is 4,913 miles (7,907 km, 4,269 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DUS to MSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 6m 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 Duesseldorf and New Orleans?
New Orleans is 7 hours behind Duesseldorf.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DUS to MSY?
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