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SHL to NBG: distance & flight time
Shillong (Shillong Airport) → New Orleans (New Orleans NAS JRB/Alvin Callender Field)
8,598 mi
13,837 km · 7,471 nm
17h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
-10.5h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,598 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 20m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 10.5-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SHL — Shillong Airport · Shillong, India
- 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 SHL
- GAU · Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport37 mi away
- ZYL · Osmany International Airport52 mi away
- IXS · Silchar Airport83 mi away
- TEZ · Tezpur Airport86 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 SHL from NBG?
The flight distance from Shillong (SHL) to New Orleans (NBG) is 8,598 miles (13,837 km, 7,471 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SHL to NBG?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 20m 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 Shillong and New Orleans?
New Orleans is 10.5 hours behind Shillong.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SHL to NBG?
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