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RCM to NBG: distance & flight time
Richmond (Richmond Airport) → New Orleans (New Orleans NAS JRB/Alvin Callender Field)
9,085 mi
14,621 km · 7,895 nm
18h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
9,085 miles nonstop takes roughly 18h 17m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- RCM — Richmond Airport · Richmond, Australia
- 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.
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Near RCM
- HGD · Hughenden Airport72 mi away
- JCK · Julia Creek Airport90 mi away
- WIN · Winton Airport115 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 RCM from NBG?
The flight distance from Richmond (RCM) to New Orleans (NBG) is 9,085 miles (14,621 km, 7,895 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RCM to NBG?
A nonstop flight takes about 18h 17m 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 cheapest way to fly from RCM to NBG?
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