Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
QLF to NBG: distance & flight time
Vesivehmaa (Lahti Vesivehmaa Airport) → New Orleans (New Orleans NAS JRB/Alvin Callender Field)
5,202 mi
8,372 km · 4,521 nm
10h 40m
estimated nonstop flight time
-8h
time difference · heading northwest
See live QLF→NBG fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
5,202 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 40m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 8-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- QLF — Lahti Vesivehmaa Airport · Vesivehmaa, Finland
- NBG — New Orleans NAS JRB/Alvin Callender Field · 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 QLF
- HYV · Hyvinkää Airfield43 mi away
- UTI · Utti Air Base45 mi away
- KEV · Halli Airport58 mi away
- HEL · Helsinki Vantaa Airport62 mi away
Near NBG
- NEW · Lakefront Airport15 mi away
- MSY · Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport18 mi away
- GPT · Gulfport Biloxi International Airport70 mi away
- BIX · Keesler Air Force Base78 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is QLF from NBG?
The flight distance from Vesivehmaa (QLF) to New Orleans (NBG) is 5,202 miles (8,372 km, 4,521 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from QLF to NBG?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 40m 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 Vesivehmaa and New Orleans?
New Orleans is 8 hours behind Vesivehmaa.
What is the cheapest way to fly from QLF to NBG?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on QLF–NBG that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.