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LAJ to MSY: distance & flight time
Lajes (Lages Airport) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
4,785 mi
7,701 km · 4,158 nm
9h 51m
estimated nonstop flight time
-2h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,785 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 51m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LAJ — Lages Airport · Lajes, Brazil
- 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 LAJ
- CFC · Caçador Airport80 mi away
- CCM · Diomício Freitas Airport84 mi away
- JCB · Santa Terezinha Airport89 mi away
- JJG · Humberto Ghizzo Bortoluzzi Regional Airport97 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 LAJ from MSY?
The flight distance from Lajes (LAJ) to New Orleans (MSY) is 4,785 miles (7,701 km, 4,158 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LAJ to MSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 51m 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 Lajes and New Orleans?
New Orleans is 2 hours behind Lajes.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LAJ to MSY?
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