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KET to MSY: distance & flight time
Kengtung (Kengtung Airport) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
8,832 mi
14,214 km · 7,675 nm
17h 47m
estimated nonstop flight time
-11.5h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,832 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 47m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 11.5-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- KET — Kengtung Airport · Kengtung, Burma
- 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 KET
- MOG · Mong Hsat Airport59 mi away
- THL · Tachileik Airport60 mi away
- JMJ · Lancang Jingmai Airport78 mi away
- JHG · Xishuangbanna Gasa Airport86 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 KET from MSY?
The flight distance from Kengtung (KET) to New Orleans (MSY) is 8,832 miles (14,214 km, 7,675 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from KET to MSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 47m 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 Kengtung and New Orleans?
New Orleans is 11.5 hours behind Kengtung.
What is the cheapest way to fly from KET to MSY?
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