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MSY to NUE: distance & flight time
New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport) → Nuernberg (Nuremberg Airport)
5,138 mi
8,269 km · 4,465 nm
10h 32m
estimated nonstop flight time
+7h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,138 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 32m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 7-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- MSY — Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport · New Orleans, United States
- NUE — Nuremberg Airport · Nuernberg, Germany
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 NUE
- URD · Burg Feuerstein Airport21 mi away
- BYU · Bayreuth Airport42 mi away
- KZG · Flugplatz Kitzingen43 mi away
- GHF · [Duplicate] Giebelstadt Army Air Field51 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MSY from NUE?
The flight distance from New Orleans (MSY) to Nuernberg (NUE) is 5,138 miles (8,269 km, 4,465 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSY to NUE?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 32m 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 New Orleans and Nuernberg?
Nuernberg is 7 hours ahead of New Orleans.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MSY to NUE?
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