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SOB to MSY: distance & flight time
Sármellék (Sármellék International Airport) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
5,478 mi
8,816 km · 4,760 nm
11h 12m
estimated nonstop flight time
-7h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,478 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 12m 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
- SOB — Sármellék International Airport · Sármellék, Hungary
- 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 SOB
- TZR · Taszár Air Base41 mi away
- MBX · Maribor Airport71 mi away
- PEV · Pécs-Pogány Airport71 mi away
- ZAG · Zagreb Airport83 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 SOB from MSY?
The flight distance from Sármellék (SOB) to New Orleans (MSY) is 5,478 miles (8,816 km, 4,760 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SOB to MSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 12m 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 Sármellék and New Orleans?
New Orleans is 7 hours behind Sármellék.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SOB to MSY?
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