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TKF to MSY: distance & flight time
Truckee (Truckee Tahoe Airport) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
1,806 mi
2,907 km · 1,570 nm
4h
estimated nonstop flight time
+2h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
1,806 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- TKF — Truckee Tahoe Airport · Truckee, United States
- 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 TKF
- RNO · Reno Tahoe International Airport23 mi away
- TVL · Lake Tahoe Airport30 mi away
- BAB · Beale Air Force Base71 mi away
- NFL · Fallon Naval Air Station77 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 TKF from MSY?
The flight distance from Truckee (TKF) to New Orleans (MSY) is 1,806 miles (2,907 km, 1,570 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TKF to MSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 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 Truckee and New Orleans?
New Orleans is 2 hours ahead of Truckee.
What is the cheapest way to fly from TKF to MSY?
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