Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
KWL to MSY: distance & flight time
Guilin (Guilin Liangjiang International Airport) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
8,392 mi
13,506 km · 7,292 nm
16h 55m
estimated nonstop flight time
-13h
time difference · heading north
See live KWL→MSY fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
8,392 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 55m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 13-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- KWL — Guilin Liangjiang International Airport · Guilin, 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.
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 KWL
- LZH · Liuzhou Bailian Airport81 mi away
- HZH · Liping Airport94 mi away
- WGN · Shaoyang Wugang Airport116 mi away
- LLF · Lingling Airport125 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 KWL from MSY?
The flight distance from Guilin (KWL) to New Orleans (MSY) is 8,392 miles (13,506 km, 7,292 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from KWL to MSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 55m 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 Guilin and New Orleans?
New Orleans is 13 hours behind Guilin.
What is the cheapest way to fly from KWL to MSY?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on KWL–MSY that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.