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YRL to MSY: distance & flight time
Red Lake (Red Lake Airport) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
1,467 mi
2,362 km · 1,275 nm
3h 39m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
1,467 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 39m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- YRL — Red Lake Airport · Red Lake, 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 YRL
- YPM · Pikangikum Airport53 mi away
- YHP · Poplar Hill Airport75 mi away
- YQK · Kenora Airport92 mi away
- YAC · Cat Lake Airport96 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 YRL from MSY?
The flight distance from Red Lake (YRL) to New Orleans (MSY) is 1,467 miles (2,362 km, 1,275 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YRL to MSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 39m 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 YRL to MSY?
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