Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
ORY to MSY: distance & flight time
Paris (Paris-Orly Airport) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
4,805 mi
7,734 km · 4,176 nm
9h 53m
estimated nonstop flight time
-7h
time difference · heading northwest
See live ORY→MSY fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
4,805 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 53m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 7-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- ORY — Paris-Orly Airport · Paris, France
- 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 ORY
- CDG · Charles de Gaulle International Airport21 mi away
- VIY · Villacoublay-Vélizy (BA 107) Air Base9 mi away
- TNF · Toussus-le-Noble Airport13 mi away
- LBG · Paris-Le Bourget Airport17 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 ORY from MSY?
The flight distance from Paris (ORY) to New Orleans (MSY) is 4,805 miles (7,734 km, 4,176 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ORY to MSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 53m 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 Paris and New Orleans?
New Orleans is 7 hours behind Paris.
What is the cheapest way to fly from ORY to MSY?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on ORY–MSY that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.