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HZP to MSY: distance & flight time
Wood Buffalo (Fort Mackay / Horizon Airport) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
2,154 mi
3,466 km · 1,872 nm
4h 41m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
2,154 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 41m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- HZP — Fort Mackay / Horizon Airport · Wood Buffalo, Canada
- 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 HZP
- YMM · Fort McMurray Airport53 mi away
- YPY · Fort Chipewyan Airport98 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 HZP from MSY?
The flight distance from Wood Buffalo (HZP) to New Orleans (MSY) is 2,154 miles (3,466 km, 1,872 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HZP to MSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 41m 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 HZP to MSY?
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