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MSY to UPN: distance & flight time
New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport) → Uruapan (Licenciado y General Ignacio Lopez Rayon Airport)
1,039 mi
1,673 km · 903 nm
2h 44m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
1,039 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 44m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- MSY — Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport · New Orleans, United States
- UPN — Licenciado y General Ignacio Lopez Rayon Airport · Uruapan, Mexico
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 UPN
- ZMM · Zamora Airport47 mi away
- MLM · General Francisco J. Mujica International Airport73 mi away
- LZC · Lázaro Cárdenas Airport97 mi away
- CLQ · Licenciado Miguel de la Madrid Airport101 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MSY from UPN?
The flight distance from New Orleans (MSY) to Uruapan (UPN) is 1,039 miles (1,673 km, 903 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSY to UPN?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 44m 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 Uruapan?
Uruapan is 1 hour behind New Orleans.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MSY to UPN?
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