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RIA to MSY: distance & flight time
Santa Maria (Santa Maria Airport) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
4,776 mi
7,686 km · 4,150 nm
9h 50m
estimated nonstop flight time
-2h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,776 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 50m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- RIA — Santa Maria Airport · Santa Maria, Brazil
- 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.
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Near RIA
- GEL · Santo Ângelo Airport103 mi away
- BGX · Comandante Gustavo Kraemer Airport119 mi away
- PFB · Lauro Kurtz Airport131 mi away
- SRA · Santa Rosa Airport134 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 RIA from MSY?
The flight distance from Santa Maria (RIA) to New Orleans (MSY) is 4,776 miles (7,686 km, 4,150 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RIA to MSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 50m 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 Santa Maria and New Orleans?
New Orleans is 2 hours behind Santa Maria.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RIA to MSY?
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