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YAG to MSY: distance & flight time
Fort Frances (Fort Frances Municipal Airport) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
1,300 mi
2,092 km · 1,130 nm
3h 18m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
1,300 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 18m gate to gate, flying south. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- YAG — Fort Frances Municipal Airport · Fort Frances, Canada
- 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 YAG
- INL · Falls International Airport6 mi away
- BDE · Baudette International Airport54 mi away
- YIB · Atikokan Municipal Airport83 mi away
- YHD · Dryden Regional Airport87 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 YAG from MSY?
The flight distance from Fort Frances (YAG) to New Orleans (MSY) is 1,300 miles (2,092 km, 1,130 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YAG to MSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 18m 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 cheapest way to fly from YAG to MSY?
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