Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
YNS to MSY: distance & flight time
Nemiscau (Nemiscau Airport) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
1,664 mi
2,678 km · 1,446 nm
3h 44m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
See live YNS→MSY fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
1,664 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 44m 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
- YNS — Nemiscau Airport · Nemiscau, 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.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near YNS
- ZEM · Eastmain River Airport108 mi away
- YKQ · Waskaganish Airport114 mi away
- YNC · Wemindji Airport146 mi away
- YGL · La Grande Rivière Airport149 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 YNS from MSY?
The flight distance from Nemiscau (YNS) to New Orleans (MSY) is 1,664 miles (2,678 km, 1,446 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YNS to MSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 44m 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 Nemiscau and New Orleans?
New Orleans is 1 hour behind Nemiscau.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YNS to MSY?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YNS–MSY that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.