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GVR to MSY: distance & flight time
Governador Valadares (Coronel Altino Machado de Oliveira Airport) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
4,660 mi
7,500 km · 4,050 nm
9h 36m
estimated nonstop flight time
-2h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,660 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 36m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- GVR — Coronel Altino Machado de Oliveira Airport · Governador Valadares, Brazil
- 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 GVR
- IPN · Usiminas Airport52 mi away
- TFL · Juscelino Kubitscheck Airport76 mi away
- DTI · Diamantina Airport118 mi away
- CNF · Tancredo Neves International Airport139 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 GVR from MSY?
The flight distance from Governador Valadares (GVR) to New Orleans (MSY) is 4,660 miles (7,500 km, 4,050 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GVR to MSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 36m 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 Governador Valadares and New Orleans?
New Orleans is 2 hours behind Governador Valadares.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GVR to MSY?
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