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YBS to MSY: distance & flight time
Musselwhite Mine (Opapimiskan Lake Airport) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
1,562 mi
2,515 km · 1,358 nm
3h 32m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
1,562 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 32m 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
- YBS — Opapimiskan Lake Airport · Musselwhite Mine, 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 YBS
- KIF · Kingfisher Lake Airport36 mi away
- ZRJ · Round Lake (Weagamow Lake) Airport46 mi away
- WNN · Wunnumin Lake Airport50 mi away
- SUR · Summer Beaver Airport77 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 YBS from MSY?
The flight distance from Musselwhite Mine (YBS) to New Orleans (MSY) is 1,562 miles (2,515 km, 1,358 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YBS to MSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 32m 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 YBS to MSY?
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