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YLR to MSY: distance & flight time
Leaf Rapids (Leaf Rapids Airport) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
1,892 mi
3,045 km · 1,644 nm
4h 11m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
1,892 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 11m 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
- YLR — Leaf Rapids Airport · Leaf Rapids, 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 YLR
- XSI · South Indian Lake Airport45 mi away
- YYL · Lynn Lake Airport48 mi away
- XPK · Pukatawagan Airport72 mi away
- YTH · Thompson Airport95 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 YLR from MSY?
The flight distance from Leaf Rapids (YLR) to New Orleans (MSY) is 1,892 miles (3,045 km, 1,644 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YLR to MSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 11m 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 YLR to MSY?
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