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NEW to WEH: distance & flight time
New Orleans (Lakefront Airport) → Weihai (Weihai Airport)
7,344 mi
11,820 km · 6,382 nm
14h 52m
estimated nonstop flight time
+14h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
7,344 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 52m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 14-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- NEW — Lakefront Airport · New Orleans, United States
- WEH — Weihai Airport · Weihai, China
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 WEH
- YNT · Yantai Laishan Airport49 mi away
- TAO · Liuting Airport121 mi away
- DLC · Zhoushuizi Airport128 mi away
- CNI · Changhai Airport146 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is NEW from WEH?
The flight distance from New Orleans (NEW) to Weihai (WEH) is 7,344 miles (11,820 km, 6,382 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from NEW to WEH?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 52m 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 WEH?
Nonstop service on NEW–WEH 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 14h 52m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between New Orleans and Weihai?
Weihai is 14 hours ahead of New Orleans.
What is the cheapest way to fly from NEW to WEH?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on NEW–WEH that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some NEW to WEH fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain NEW–WEH 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.