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YZF to MSY: distance & flight time
Yellowknife (Yellowknife Airport) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
2,491 mi
4,008 km · 2,164 nm
5h 21m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
2,491 miles nonstop takes roughly 5h 21m 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
- YZF — Yellowknife Airport · Yellowknife, 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 YZF
- YFR · Fort Resolution Airport92 mi away
- YLE · Whatì Airport100 mi away
- YHY · Hay River / Merlyn Carter Airport120 mi away
- YFJ · Wekweètì Airport120 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 YZF from MSY?
The flight distance from Yellowknife (YZF) to New Orleans (MSY) is 2,491 miles (4,008 km, 2,164 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YZF to MSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 5h 21m 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 Yellowknife and New Orleans?
New Orleans is 1 hour ahead of Yellowknife.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YZF to MSY?
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