Nonstop flight route between San Luis, Argentina and New Orleans, Louisiana, United States:
Departure Airport:
(33°16'29"S by 66°21'3"W)
Arrival Airport:
(29°59'35"N by 90°15'29"W)
Distance from LUQ to MSY:
4,642.32 miles (7,471.08 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Brigadier Mayor Cesar Raúl Ojeda Airport (LUQ), San Luis, Argentina and Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY), New Orleans, Louisiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,642 miles (or 7,471 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Brigadier Mayor Cesar Raúl Ojeda Airport and Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Brigadier Mayor Cesar Raúl Ojeda Airport and Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LUQ / SAOU |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | San Luis, Argentina |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°16'29"S by 66°21'3"W |
| Area Served: | San Luis |
| Operator/Owner: | Government and Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 |
| Airport Type: | Public / Militar |
| Elevation: | 2328 feet (710 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LUQ |
| More Information: | LUQ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MSY / KMSY |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°59'35"N by 90°15'29"W |
| Area Served: | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Operator/Owner: | City of New Orleans |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4 feet (1 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MSY |
| More Information: | MSY Maps & Info |
Facts about Brigadier Mayor Cesar Raúl Ojeda Airport (LUQ):
- In addition to being known as "Brigadier Mayor Cesar Raúl Ojeda Airport", another name for LUQ is "Aeropuerto de San Luis - Brigadier Mayor César Raúl Ojeda".
- The furthest airport from Brigadier Mayor Cesar Raúl Ojeda Airport (LUQ) is Nanyang Jiangying Airport (NNY), which is nearly antipodal to Brigadier Mayor Cesar Raúl Ojeda Airport (meaning Brigadier Mayor Cesar Raúl Ojeda Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Nanyang Jiangying Airport), and is located 12,374 miles (19,913 kilometers) away in Nanyang, Henan, China.
- Brigadier Mayor Cesar Raúl Ojeda Airport (LUQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Brigadier Mayor Cesar Raúl Ojeda Airport (LUQ) is Villa Dolores Airport (VDR), which is located 116 miles (186 kilometers) NE of LUQ.
Facts about Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY):
- In addition to being known as "Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport", another name for MSY is "Moisant Field".
- The furthest airport from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,125 miles (17,905 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) has 2 runways.
- On November 16, 1959 National Airlines Flight 967, a Douglas DC-7 flying from Tampa to New Orleans crashed into the Gulf of Mexico.
- MSY opened after World War II, replacing the older New Orleans Lakefront Airport as the city's main airport.
- Because of Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport's relatively low elevation of 4 feet, planes can take off or land at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- British Airways operated nonstop service to London and Mexico City in the early 1980s with the Lockheed L-1011-500 TriStar which was the long range version of the widebody trijet.
- The closest airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) is Lakefront Airport (NEW), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) ENE of MSY.
- Retired United States Air Force Major-General Junius Wallace Jones served as airport director in the 1950s.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 115.57 miles (185.99 km) NE | Villa Dolores Airport (VDR) | Villa Dolores, Córdoba, Argentina |     |
| 2 | 144.68 miles (232.83 km) WNW | Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ) | Mendoza, Mendoza Province, Argentina | |
| 3 | 148.57 miles (239.10 km) SW | San Rafael Airport (AFA) | San Rafael, Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 4 | 166.24 miles (267.54 km) NW | Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport (UAQ) | San Juan Province, Argentina | |
| 5 | 184.64 miles (297.15 km) NE | Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport (COR) | Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 6 | 189.49 miles (304.95 km) NE | La Cumbre Airport (LCM) | La Cumbre, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 7 | 223.12 miles (359.08 km) SE | General Pico Airport (GPO) | General Pico, La Pampa, Argentina | |
| 8 | 239.28 miles (385.08 km) SW | Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport (LGS) | Malargüe, Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 9 | 256.09 miles (412.14 km) W | Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) | Santiago, Chile | |
| 10 | 257.46 miles (414.33 km) SSE | Santa Rosa Airport (RSA) | Santa Rosa, Argentina | |
| 11 | 270.30 miles (435.00 km) N | Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ) | La Rioja, Argentina | |
| 12 | 297.56 miles (478.88 km) W | Viña del Mar Airport (KNA) | Viña del Mar, Chile | |
| 13 | 311.23 miles (500.87 km) SE | Comodoro Pedro Zanni Airport (PEH) | Pehuajó, Argentina | |
| 14 | 313.88 miles (505.14 km) WSW | La Unión Airport (LUI) | La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed] | |
| 15 | 322.94 miles (519.71 km) ESE | Junín Airport (JNI) | Junín, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,373.63 miles (19,913.38 km) ENE | Nanyang Jiangying Airport (NNY) | Nanyang, Henan, China | |
| 2 | 12,350.09 miles (19,875.50 km) N | Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport (CGO) | Zhengzhou, Henan, China | |
| 3 | 12,326.00 miles (19,836.72 km) NE | Xiangyang Liuji Airport (XFN) | Xiangfan, Hubei, China | |
| 4 | 12,313.04 miles (19,815.87 km) WNW | Fuyang Xiguan Airport (FUG) | Fuyang, Anhui, China | |
| 5 | 12,312.41 miles (19,814.85 km) NE | Luoyang Beijiao Airport (LYA) | Luoyang, Henan, China | |
| 6 | 12,261.57 miles (19,733.04 km) N | Wuhan Tianhe International Airport (WUH) | Wuhan, Hubei, China | |
| 7 | 12,240.79 miles (19,699.59 km) NE | Yuncheng Guangong Airport (YCU) | Yuncheng, China | |
| 8 | 12,229.29 miles (19,681.08 km) N | Changzhi Wangcun Airport (CIH) | Changzhi, Shanxi, China | |
| 9 | 12,229.07 miles (19,680.74 km) NW | Jining Qufu Airport (JNG) | Jining, Shandong, China | |
| 10 | 12,222.17 miles (19,669.63 km) W | Bengbu Airport (BFU) | Bengbu, Anhui, China | |
| 11 | 12,217.51 miles (19,662.13 km) NNE | Shashi Airport (SHS) | Jingzhou, Hubei, China | |
| 12 | 12,212.94 miles (19,654.77 km) ENE | Shennongjia Hongping Airport (HPG) | Shennongjia, Hubei, China | |
| 13 | 12,209.96 miles (19,649.98 km) NE | Yichang Sanxia Airport (YIH) | Yichang, Hubei, China | |
| 14 | 12,208.00 miles (19,646.83 km) N | Handan Airport (HDG) | Handan, Hebei, China | |
| 15 | 12,205.74 miles (19,643.19 km) WNW | Xuzhou Guanyin Airport (XUZ) | Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 14.16 miles (22.78 km) ENE | Lakefront Airport (NEW) | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | |
| 2 | 16.63 miles (26.77 km) ESE | Southern Seaplane Airport (BCS) | Belle Chasse, Louisiana, United States | |
| 3 | 17.70 miles (28.49 km) SE | Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans (NBG) | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | |
| 4 | 38.12 miles (61.34 km) SW | Houma–Terrebonne Airport (HUM) | Houma, Louisiana, United States | |
| 5 | 64.98 miles (104.58 km) NW | Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR) | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States | |
| 6 | 67.67 miles (108.91 km) WSW | Harry P. Williams Memorial Airport (PTN) | Patterson, Louisiana, United States | |
| 7 | 76.49 miles (123.10 km) ENE | Gulfport–Biloxi International Airport (GPT) | Gulfport, Mississippi, United States | |
| 8 | 82.86 miles (133.35 km) N | McComb-Pike County Airport (MCB) | McComb, Mississippi, United States | |
| 9 | 84.76 miles (136.41 km) ENE | Keesler Air Force Base (BIX) | Biloxi, Mississippi, United States | |
| 10 | 88.34 miles (142.17 km) NW | False River Regional Airport (HZR) | New Roads, Louisiana, United States | |
| 11 | 97.32 miles (156.62 km) W | Acadiana Regional Airport (ARA) | New Iberia, Louisiana, United States | |
| 12 | 104.41 miles (168.03 km) W | Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT) | Lafayette, Louisiana, United States | |
| 13 | 106.26 miles (171.01 km) NE | Hattiesburg Bobby L. Chain Municipal Airport (HBG) | Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States | |
| 14 | 108.19 miles (174.11 km) ENE | Trent Lott International Airport (PGL) | Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States | |
| 15 | 115.60 miles (186.04 km) NNE | Hattiesburg–Laurel Regional Airport (PIB) | Hattiesburg/Laurel, Mississippi, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,125.42 miles (17,904.59 km) SSW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,957.51 miles (17,634.36 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,947.26 miles (17,617.86 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,934.60 miles (17,597.48 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,930.53 miles (17,590.93 km) W | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,929.67 miles (17,589.56 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,927.42 miles (17,585.93 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,913.33 miles (17,563.27 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,906.24 miles (17,551.85 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,898.21 miles (17,538.92 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,886.43 miles (17,519.96 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,882.40 miles (17,513.48 km) W | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,881.07 miles (17,511.34 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,868.86 miles (17,491.69 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,860.46 miles (17,478.17 km) W | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |