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NEW to KEL: distance & flight time
New Orleans (Lakefront Airport) → Kiel (Kiel-Holtenau Airport)
4,938 mi
7,946 km · 4,291 nm
10h 9m
estimated nonstop flight time
+7h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
4,938 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 9m 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
- NEW — Lakefront Airport · New Orleans, United States
- KEL — Kiel-Holtenau Airport · Kiel, Germany
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near NEW
Near KEL
- EUM · Neumünster Airport22 mi away
- WBG · Schleswig Air Base26 mi away
- FLF · Flensburg-Schäferhaus Airport41 mi away
- SGD · Sønderborg Airport43 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is NEW from KEL?
The flight distance from New Orleans (NEW) to Kiel (KEL) is 4,938 miles (7,946 km, 4,291 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from NEW to KEL?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 9m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from NEW to KEL?
Nonstop service on NEW–KEL depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 10h 9m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between New Orleans and Kiel?
Kiel is 7 hours ahead of New Orleans.
What is the cheapest way to fly from NEW to KEL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on NEW–KEL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some NEW to KEL fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain NEW–KEL tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.