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YSU to MSY: distance & flight time
Summerside (Summerside Airport) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
1,815 mi
2,921 km · 1,577 nm
4h 2m
estimated nonstop flight time
-2h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
1,815 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 2m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YSU — Summerside Airport · Summerside, 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 YSU
- YYG · Charlottetown Airport36 mi away
- YQM · Greater Moncton International Airport46 mi away
- YCH · Miramichi Airport86 mi away
- YHZ · Halifax / Stanfield International Airport109 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 YSU from MSY?
The flight distance from Summerside (YSU) to New Orleans (MSY) is 1,815 miles (2,921 km, 1,577 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YSU to MSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 2m 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 Summerside and New Orleans?
New Orleans is 2 hours behind Summerside.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YSU to MSY?
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