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YKO to MSY: distance & flight time
Hakkari (Hakkari Yüksekova Airport) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
6,921 mi
11,139 km · 6,014 nm
14h 2m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,921 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 2m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- YKO — Hakkari Yüksekova Airport · Hakkari, Turkey
- 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 YKO
- OMH · Urmia Airport46 mi away
- KHY · Khoy Airport73 mi away
- VAN · Van Ferit Melen Airport80 mi away
- EBL · Erbil International Airport92 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 YKO from MSY?
The flight distance from Hakkari (YKO) to New Orleans (MSY) is 6,921 miles (11,139 km, 6,014 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YKO to MSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 2m 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 YKO to MSY?
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