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HCJ to MSY: distance & flight time
Hechi (Hechi Jinchengjiang Airport) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
8,468 mi
13,628 km · 7,358 nm
17h 4m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,468 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 4m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- HCJ — Hechi Jinchengjiang Airport · Hechi, China
- 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 HCJ
- LLB · Libo Airport48 mi away
- AEB · Baise Youjiang Airport88 mi away
- LZH · Liuzhou Bailian Airport114 mi away
- KWE · Longdongbao Airport132 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 HCJ from MSY?
The flight distance from Hechi (HCJ) to New Orleans (MSY) is 8,468 miles (13,628 km, 7,358 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HCJ to MSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 4m 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 HCJ to MSY?
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