Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
OMI to MSY: distance & flight time
Omidyeh (Omidiyeh Airport) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
7,473 mi
12,027 km · 6,494 nm
15h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
-8.5h
time difference · heading northwest
See live OMI→MSY fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
7,473 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 7m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 8.5-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- OMI — Omidiyeh Airport · Omidyeh, Iran
- MSY — Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport · New Orleans, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near OMI
- AKW · Aghajari Airport11 mi away
- MRX · Mahshahr Airport30 mi away
- AWZ · Ahwaz Airport57 mi away
- ABD · Abadan Airport84 mi away
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
Frequently asked questions
How far is OMI from MSY?
The flight distance from Omidyeh (OMI) to New Orleans (MSY) is 7,473 miles (12,027 km, 6,494 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from OMI to MSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 7m 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 Omidyeh and New Orleans?
New Orleans is 8.5 hours behind Omidyeh.
What is the cheapest way to fly from OMI to MSY?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on OMI–MSY that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.