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SFT to NBG: distance & flight time
Skelleftea (Skellefteå Airport) → New Orleans (New Orleans NAS JRB/Alvin Callender Field)
4,948 mi
7,963 km · 4,300 nm
10h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
-7h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,948 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 10m 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
- SFT — Skellefteå Airport · Skelleftea, Sweden
- 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 SFT
- UME · Umeå Airport62 mi away
- LYC · Lycksele Airport70 mi away
- LLA · Luleå Airport70 mi away
- AJR · Arvidsjaur Airport85 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 SFT from NBG?
The flight distance from Skelleftea (SFT) to New Orleans (NBG) is 4,948 miles (7,963 km, 4,300 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SFT to NBG?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 10m 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 Skelleftea and New Orleans?
New Orleans is 7 hours behind Skelleftea.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SFT to NBG?
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