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YIW to MSY: distance & flight time
Yiwu (Yiwu Airport) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
7,877 mi
12,677 km · 6,845 nm
15h 55m
estimated nonstop flight time
-13h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
7,877 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 55m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 13-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YIW — Yiwu Airport · Yiwu, 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.
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Near YIW
- HGH · Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport66 mi away
- JUZ · Quzhou Airport73 mi away
- NGB · Ningbo Lishe International Airport92 mi away
- HYN · Huangyan Luqiao Airport100 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 YIW from MSY?
The flight distance from Yiwu (YIW) to New Orleans (MSY) is 7,877 miles (12,677 km, 6,845 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YIW to MSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 55m 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 Yiwu and New Orleans?
New Orleans is 13 hours behind Yiwu.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YIW to MSY?
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