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YIV to MSY: distance & flight time
Island Lake (Island Lake Airport) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
1,663 mi
2,677 km · 1,446 nm
3h 44m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
1,663 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 44m 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
- YIV — Island Lake Airport · Island Lake, 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 YIV
- YST · St. Theresa Point Airport8 mi away
- YGO · Gods Lake Narrows Airport49 mi away
- YRS · Red Sucker Lake Airport49 mi away
- ZGI · Gods River Airport72 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 YIV from MSY?
The flight distance from Island Lake (YIV) to New Orleans (MSY) is 1,663 miles (2,677 km, 1,446 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YIV to MSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 44m 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 YIV to MSY?
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