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JIC to MSY: distance & flight time
Jinchuan (Jinchuan Airport) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
7,632 mi
12,283 km · 6,632 nm
15h 26m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
7,632 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 26m 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
- JIC — Jinchuan Airport · Jinchuan, 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 JIC
- RHT · Alxa Right Banner Badanjilin Airport64 mi away
- YZY · Zhangye Ganzhou Airport92 mi away
- XNN · Xining Caojiabu Airport140 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 JIC from MSY?
The flight distance from Jinchuan (JIC) to New Orleans (MSY) is 7,632 miles (12,283 km, 6,632 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from JIC to MSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 26m 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 JIC to MSY?
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