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YKQ to MSY: distance & flight time
Waskaganish (Waskaganish Airport) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
1,597 mi
2,570 km · 1,388 nm
3h 36m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
1,597 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 36m 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
- YKQ — Waskaganish Airport · Waskaganish, 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 YKQ
- ZEM · Eastmain River Airport53 mi away
- YMO · Moosonee Airport81 mi away
- YNC · Wemindji Airport106 mi away
- YNS · Nemiscau Airport114 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 YKQ from MSY?
The flight distance from Waskaganish (YKQ) to New Orleans (MSY) is 1,597 miles (2,570 km, 1,388 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YKQ to MSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 36m 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 Waskaganish and New Orleans?
New Orleans is 1 hour behind Waskaganish.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YKQ to MSY?
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