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YIP to MSY: distance & flight time
Detroit (Willow Run Airport) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
925 mi
1,488 km · 804 nm
2h 29m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
925 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 29m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YIP — Willow Run Airport · Detroit, 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 YIP
- DTW · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport9 mi away
- ARB · Ann Arbor Municipal Airport11 mi away
- DET · Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport29 mi away
- YQG · Windsor Airport30 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 YIP from MSY?
The flight distance from Detroit (YIP) to New Orleans (MSY) is 925 miles (1,488 km, 804 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YIP to MSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 29m 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 Detroit and New Orleans?
New Orleans is 1 hour behind Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YIP to MSY?
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