Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
YQS to MSY: distance & flight time
St Thomas (St Thomas Municipal Airport) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
1,017 mi
1,637 km · 884 nm
2h 41m
estimated nonstop flight time
—
time difference · heading southwest
See live YQS→MSY fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
1,017 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 41m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- YQS — St Thomas Municipal Airport · St Thomas, 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 YQS
- YXU · London Airport18 mi away
- YCE · Centralia / James T. Field Memorial Aerodrome41 mi away
- YYZ · Lester B. Pearson International Airport97 mi away
- YKF · Waterloo Airport60 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 YQS from MSY?
The flight distance from St Thomas (YQS) to New Orleans (MSY) is 1,017 miles (1,637 km, 884 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YQS to MSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 41m 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 YQS to MSY?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YQS–MSY that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.