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YKX to MSY: distance & flight time
Kirkland Lake (Kirkland Lake Airport) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
1,371 mi
2,207 km · 1,191 nm
3h 27m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
1,371 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 27m 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
- YKX — Kirkland Lake Airport · Kirkland 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 YKX
- YXR · Earlton (Timiskaming Regional) Airport36 mi away
- YUY · Rouyn Noranda Airport53 mi away
- YTS · Timmins/Victor M. Power69 mi away
- YCN · Cochrane Airport78 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 YKX from MSY?
The flight distance from Kirkland Lake (YKX) to New Orleans (MSY) is 1,371 miles (2,207 km, 1,191 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YKX to MSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 27m 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 Kirkland Lake and New Orleans?
New Orleans is 1 hour behind Kirkland Lake.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YKX to MSY?
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