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XMN to MSY: distance & flight time
Xiamen (Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
8,225 mi
13,237 km · 7,147 nm
16h 36m
estimated nonstop flight time
-14h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
8,225 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 36m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 14-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- XMN — Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport · Xiamen, China
- 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.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near XMN
- KNH · Kinmen Airport17 mi away
- JJN · Quanzhou Jinjiang International Airport34 mi away
- MZG · Makung Airport116 mi away
- LCX · Longyan Guanzhishan Airport116 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 XMN from MSY?
The flight distance from Xiamen (XMN) to New Orleans (MSY) is 8,225 miles (13,237 km, 7,147 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from XMN to MSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 36m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from XMN to MSY?
Nonstop service on XMN–MSY depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 16h 36m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Xiamen and New Orleans?
New Orleans is 14 hours behind Xiamen.
What is the cheapest way to fly from XMN to MSY?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on XMN–MSY that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some XMN to MSY fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain XMN–MSY tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.