Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
KSY to MSY: distance & flight time
Kars (Kars Airport) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
6,722 mi
10,817 km · 5,841 nm
13h 39m
estimated nonstop flight time
-8h
time difference · heading northwest
See live KSY→MSY fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
6,722 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 39m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 8-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- KSY — Kars Airport · Kars, Turkey
- 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.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near KSY
- LWN · Gyumri Shirak Airport41 mi away
- IGD · Iğdır Airport57 mi away
- AJI · Ağrı Airport63 mi away
- EVN · Zvartnots International Airport73 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 KSY from MSY?
The flight distance from Kars (KSY) to New Orleans (MSY) is 6,722 miles (10,817 km, 5,841 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from KSY to MSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 39m 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 Kars and New Orleans?
New Orleans is 8 hours behind Kars.
What is the cheapest way to fly from KSY to MSY?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on KSY–MSY that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.