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HZP to NEW: distance & flight time
Wood Buffalo (Fort Mackay / Horizon Airport) → New Orleans (Lakefront Airport)
2,156 mi
3,470 km · 1,874 nm
4h 42m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
2,156 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 42m 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
- NEW — Lakefront 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 NEW
Frequently asked questions
How far is HZP from NEW?
The flight distance from Wood Buffalo (HZP) to New Orleans (NEW) is 2,156 miles (3,470 km, 1,874 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HZP to NEW?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 42m 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 NEW?
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