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MSY to BFJ: distance & flight time
New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport) → Bijie (Bijie Feixiong Airport)
8,346 mi
13,432 km · 7,253 nm
16h 50m
estimated nonstop flight time
+13h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,346 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 50m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 13-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- MSY — Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport · New Orleans, United States
- BFJ — Bijie Feixiong Airport · Bijie, China
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near BFJ
- LPF · Liupanshui Yuezhao Airport55 mi away
- WMT · Zunyi Maotai Airport65 mi away
- AVA · Anshun Huangguoshu Airport74 mi away
- KWE · Longdongbao Airport96 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MSY from BFJ?
The flight distance from New Orleans (MSY) to Bijie (BFJ) is 8,346 miles (13,432 km, 7,253 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSY to BFJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 50m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from MSY to BFJ?
Nonstop service on MSY–BFJ depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 16h 50m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between New Orleans and Bijie?
Bijie is 13 hours ahead of New Orleans.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MSY to BFJ?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on MSY–BFJ that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some MSY to BFJ fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain MSY–BFJ tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.