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NEW to WUS: distance & flight time
New Orleans (Lakefront Airport) → Wuyishan (Nanping Wuyishan Airport)
8,039 mi
12,937 km · 6,986 nm
16h 14m
estimated nonstop flight time
+14h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
8,039 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 14m 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
- WUS — Nanping Wuyishan Airport · Wuyishan, 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 WUS
- SQD · Shangrao Sanqingshan Airport47 mi away
- SQJ · Shaxian Airport89 mi away
- JUZ · Quzhou Airport103 mi away
- JDZ · Jingdezhen Airport124 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is NEW from WUS?
The flight distance from New Orleans (NEW) to Wuyishan (WUS) is 8,039 miles (12,937 km, 6,986 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from NEW to WUS?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 14m 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 WUS?
Nonstop service on NEW–WUS 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 16h 14m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between New Orleans and Wuyishan?
Wuyishan is 14 hours ahead of New Orleans.
What is the cheapest way to fly from NEW to WUS?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on NEW–WUS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some NEW to WUS fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain NEW–WUS 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.