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YQG to MSY: distance & flight time
Windsor (Windsor Airport) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
940 mi
1,514 km · 817 nm
2h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
940 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 31m 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
- YQG — Windsor Airport · Windsor, 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 YQG
- DTW · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport21 mi away
- DET · Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport10 mi away
- MTC · Selfridge Air National Guard Base Airport24 mi away
- YIP · Willow Run Airport30 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 YQG from MSY?
The flight distance from Windsor (YQG) to New Orleans (MSY) is 940 miles (1,514 km, 817 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YQG to MSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 31m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from YQG to MSY?
Nonstop service on YQG–MSY depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 2h 31m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Windsor and New Orleans?
New Orleans is 1 hour behind Windsor.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YQG to MSY?
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Why are some YQG to MSY fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YQG–MSY tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.