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YQT to MSY: distance & flight time
Thunder Bay (Thunder Bay Airport) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
1,271 mi
2,045 km · 1,104 nm
3h 14m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
1,271 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 14m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- YQT — Thunder Bay Airport · Thunder Bay, 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 YQT
- GRM · Grand Marais Cook County Airport61 mi away
- CMX · Houghton County Memorial Airport92 mi away
- YIB · Atikokan Municipal Airport109 mi away
- LYU · Ely Municipal Airport122 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 YQT from MSY?
The flight distance from Thunder Bay (YQT) to New Orleans (MSY) is 1,271 miles (2,045 km, 1,104 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YQT to MSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 14m 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 YQT to MSY?
Nonstop service on YQT–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 3h 14m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Thunder Bay and New Orleans?
New Orleans is 1 hour behind Thunder Bay.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YQT to MSY?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YQT–MSY that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YQT to MSY fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YQT–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.