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YYL to MSY: distance & flight time
Lynn Lake (Lynn Lake Airport) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
1,929 mi
3,104 km · 1,676 nm
4h 15m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
1,929 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 15m 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
- YYL — Lynn Lake Airport · Lynn 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 YYL
- YLR · Leaf Rapids Airport48 mi away
- YBT · Brochet Airport74 mi away
- XPK · Pukatawagan Airport77 mi away
- XSI · South Indian Lake Airport82 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 YYL from MSY?
The flight distance from Lynn Lake (YYL) to New Orleans (MSY) is 1,929 miles (3,104 km, 1,676 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YYL to MSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 15m 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 YYL to MSY?
Nonstop service on YYL–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 4h 15m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YYL to MSY?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YYL–MSY that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YYL to MSY fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YYL–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.