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FKB to MSY: distance & flight time
Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden (Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
5,040 mi
8,111 km · 4,380 nm
10h 21m
estimated nonstop flight time
-7h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,040 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 21m 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
- FKB — Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport · Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, 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 FKB
- SXB · Strasbourg Airport27 mi away
- LHA · Lahr Airport31 mi away
- ZQW · Zweibrücken Airport43 mi away
- FRA · Frankfurt am Main Airport89 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 FKB from MSY?
The flight distance from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden (FKB) to New Orleans (MSY) is 5,040 miles (8,111 km, 4,380 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FKB to MSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 21m 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 Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden and New Orleans?
New Orleans is 7 hours behind Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FKB to MSY?
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