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MSY to GUU: distance & flight time
New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport) → Grundarfjordur (Grundarfjörður Airport)
3,691 mi
5,940 km · 3,208 nm
7h 42m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
3,691 miles nonstop takes roughly 7h 42m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- MSY — Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport · New Orleans, United States
- GUU — Grundarfjörður Airport · Grundarfjordur, Iceland
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 GUU
- PFJ · Patreksfjörður Airport44 mi away
- BIU · Bildudalur Airport46 mi away
- RKV · Reykjavik Airport71 mi away
- KEF · Keflavik International Airport72 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MSY from GUU?
The flight distance from New Orleans (MSY) to Grundarfjordur (GUU) is 3,691 miles (5,940 km, 3,208 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSY to GUU?
A nonstop flight takes about 7h 42m 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 cheapest way to fly from MSY to GUU?
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