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MSY to YUA: distance & flight time
New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport) → Yuanmou (Yuanmou Air Base)
8,503 mi
13,685 km · 7,389 nm
17h 8m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,503 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 8m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- YUA — Yuanmou Air Base · Yuanmou, 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 YUA
- PZI · Bao'anying Airport56 mi away
- KMG · Kunming Changshui International Airport79 mi away
- DLU · Dali Airport98 mi away
- LJG · Lijiang Airport121 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MSY from YUA?
The flight distance from New Orleans (MSY) to Yuanmou (YUA) is 8,503 miles (13,685 km, 7,389 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSY to YUA?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 8m 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 YUA?
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