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MSY to POA: distance & flight time
New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport) → Porto Alegre (Salgado Filho Airport)
4,877 mi
7,849 km · 4,238 nm
10h 2m
estimated nonstop flight time
+2h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
4,877 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 2m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- MSY — Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport · New Orleans, United States
- POA — Salgado Filho Airport · Porto Alegre, Brazil
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 POA
- CXJ · Hugo Cantergiani Regional Airport55 mi away
- CCM · Diomício Freitas Airport137 mi away
- PET · João Simões Lopes Neto International Airport137 mi away
- PFB · Lauro Kurtz Airport140 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MSY from POA?
The flight distance from New Orleans (MSY) to Porto Alegre (POA) is 4,877 miles (7,849 km, 4,238 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSY to POA?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 2m 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 Porto Alegre?
Porto Alegre is 2 hours ahead of New Orleans.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MSY to POA?
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