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ZGF to MSY: distance & flight time
Grand Forks (Grand Forks Airport) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
1,975 mi
3,179 km · 1,716 nm
4h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
1,975 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 20m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- ZGF — Grand Forks Airport · Grand Forks, 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 ZGF
- YZZ · Trail Airport37 mi away
- YCG · Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional Airport41 mi away
- YYF · Penticton Airport61 mi away
- YLW · Kelowna International Airport78 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 ZGF from MSY?
The flight distance from Grand Forks (ZGF) to New Orleans (MSY) is 1,975 miles (3,179 km, 1,716 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ZGF to MSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 20m 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 ZGF to MSY?
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