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YZH to MSY: distance & flight time
Slave Lake (Slave Lake Airport) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
2,123 mi
3,417 km · 1,845 nm
4h 38m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
2,123 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 38m 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
- YZH — Slave Lake Airport · Slave 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 YZH
- YZU · Whitecourt Airport89 mi away
- YPE · Peace River Airport122 mi away
- YXD · Edmonton City Centre (Blatchford Field) Airport129 mi away
- YET · Edson Airport136 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 YZH from MSY?
The flight distance from Slave Lake (YZH) to New Orleans (MSY) is 2,123 miles (3,417 km, 1,845 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YZH to MSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 38m 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 Slave Lake and New Orleans?
New Orleans is 1 hour ahead of Slave Lake.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YZH to MSY?
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