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LGH to NEW: distance & flight time
Leigh Creek (Leigh Creek Airport) → New Orleans (Lakefront Airport)
9,570 mi
15,401 km · 8,316 nm
19h 14m
estimated nonstop flight time
-14.5h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
9,570 miles nonstop takes roughly 19h 14m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 14.5-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LGH — Leigh Creek Airport · Leigh Creek, Australia
- NEW — Lakefront 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 LGH
- OLP · Olympic Dam Airport93 mi away
- UMR · Woomera Airfield103 mi away
- DLK · Dulkaninna Airport110 mi away
- PUG · Port Augusta Airport138 mi away
Near NEW
Frequently asked questions
How far is LGH from NEW?
The flight distance from Leigh Creek (LGH) to New Orleans (NEW) is 9,570 miles (15,401 km, 8,316 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LGH to NEW?
A nonstop flight takes about 19h 14m 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 Leigh Creek and New Orleans?
New Orleans is 14.5 hours behind Leigh Creek.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LGH to NEW?
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