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YQU to MSY: distance & flight time
Grande Prairie (Grande Prairie Airport) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
2,238 mi
3,601 km · 1,944 nm
4h 51m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
2,238 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 51m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YQU — Grande Prairie Airport · Grande Prairie, 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 YQU
- YDQ · Dawson Creek Airport64 mi away
- YPE · Peace River Airport91 mi away
- YXJ · Fort St John Airport103 mi away
- YCQ · Chetwynd Airport113 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 YQU from MSY?
The flight distance from Grande Prairie (YQU) to New Orleans (MSY) is 2,238 miles (3,601 km, 1,944 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YQU to MSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 51m 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 Grande Prairie and New Orleans?
New Orleans is 1 hour ahead of Grande Prairie.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YQU to MSY?
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