Nonstop flight route between New Orleans, Louisiana, United States and Abakan, Khakassia, Russia:
Departure Airport:
(29°59'35"N by 90°15'29"W)
Arrival Airport:
(53°44'35"N by 91°23'8"E)
Distance from MSY to ABA:
6,650.31 miles (10,702.62 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY), New Orleans, Louisiana, United States and Abakan International Airport (ABA), Abakan, Khakassia, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,650 miles (or 10,703 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 Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport and Abakan 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 Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport and Abakan 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: | 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ABA / UNAA |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Abakan, Khakassia, Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 53°44'35"N by 91°23'8"E |
| Area Served: | Abakan |
| Operator/Owner: | JSC "Aeroport Abakan" |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 830 feet (253 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ABA |
| More Information: | ABA Maps & Info |
Facts about Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY):
- 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.
- Starting in 1946 passengers used a large, hangar-like makeshift structure, until a new terminal complex, designed by Goldstein Parham & Labouisse and Herbert A.
- In addition to being known as "Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport", another name for MSY is "Moisant Field".
- A number of airlines scheduled large passenger jets into New Orleans in the past.
- 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.
- For years Delta Air Lines carried more passengers into and out of New Orleans than any other airline.
- Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) has 2 runways.
- 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.
Facts about Abakan International Airport (ABA):
- On November 27, 1996, 8 minutes after taking off from Abakan Airport, an Ilyushin Il-76 transport aircraft crashed into a mountain near Minusinsk on the right bank of Yenisey river.
- The furthest airport from Abakan International Airport (ABA) is Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT), which is located 11,750 miles (18,910 kilometers) away in Puerto Natales, Chile.
- The closest airport to Abakan International Airport (ABA) is Yemelyanovo International Airport Аэропорт Емельяново (KJA), which is located 173 miles (279 kilometers) NNE of ABA.
- Abakan International Airport (ABA) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Abakan International Airport's relatively low elevation of 830 feet, planes can take off or land at Abakan 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.
- In addition to being known as "Abakan International Airport", another name for ABA is "Международный Аэропорт Абакан".
| 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 | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 173.43 miles (279.11 km) NNE | Yemelyanovo International Airport Аэропорт Емельяново (KJA) | Krasnoyarsk, Russia | |
| 2 | 177.38 miles (285.46 km) N | Achinsk Airport (ACS) | Achinsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia | |
| 3 | 184.07 miles (296.23 km) W | Spichenkovo Airport (NOZ) | Prokopyevsk, Kemerovo Oblast, Russia | |
| 4 | 190.69 miles (306.89 km) SE | Kyzyl Airport (KYZ) | Kyzyl, Tuva, Russia | |
| 5 | 236.44 miles (380.51 km) WNW | Kemerovo International Airport (KEJ) | Kemerovo, Kemerovo Oblast, Russia | |
| 6 | 262.16 miles (421.90 km) S | Ulaangom Airport (ULO) | Ulaangom, Uvs Province, Mongolia | |
| 7 | 304.86 miles (490.62 km) NW | Tomsk Bogashevo Airport (TOF) | Tomsk, Russia | |
| 8 | 322.88 miles (519.62 km) W | Barnaul Airport (BAX) | Barnaul, Altai Krai, Russia | |
| 9 | 328.01 miles (527.87 km) N | Yeniseysk Airport Аэропорт Енисейск (EIE) | Yeniseysk, Russia | |
| 10 | 334.32 miles (538.04 km) SSW | Ölgii Airport (ULG) | Bayan-Ölgii Province, Mongolia | |
| 11 | 362.04 miles (582.64 km) WNW | Novosibirsk Tolmachevo Airport (OVB) | Novosibirsk, Russia | |
| 12 | 399.63 miles (643.14 km) S | Khovd Airport (HVD) | Khovd, Mongolia | |
| 13 | 426.43 miles (686.27 km) SSW | Kanas Airport (KJI) | Burqin County, Xinjiang, China | |
| 14 | 438.38 miles (705.51 km) SSW | Altay Airport (AAT) | Altay, Xinjiang, China | |
| 15 | 446.07 miles (717.88 km) ENE | Bratsk Airport (BTK) | Bratsk, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,749.94 miles (18,909.64 km) W | Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT) | Puerto Natales, Chile | |
| 2 | 11,706.44 miles (18,839.64 km) WSW | Lago Argentino Airport (ING) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 3 | 11,704.85 miles (18,837.09 km) W | Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (PUQ) | Punta Arenas, Chile | |
| 4 | 11,695.02 miles (18,821.27 km) WSW | Comandante Armando Tola International Airport (FTE) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 5 | 11,617.53 miles (18,696.55 km) W | Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL) | Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 6 | 11,616.84 miles (18,695.44 km) WSW | Ushuaia International Airport (USH) | Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 7 | 11,604.27 miles (18,675.22 km) WSW | Cochrane Airfield (LGR) | Cochrane, Chile | |
| 8 | 11,587.86 miles (18,648.80 km) W | Hermes Quijada International Airport (RGA) | Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 9 | 11,571.24 miles (18,622.06 km) WSW | Gobernador Gregores Airport (GGS) | Gobernador Gregores, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 10 | 11,542.46 miles (18,575.74 km) WSW | Chile Chico Airfield (CCH) | Chile Chico, Aisén Region, Chile | |
| 11 | 11,514.51 miles (18,530.77 km) WSW | Perito Moreno Airport (PMQ) | Perito Moreno, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 12 | 11,512.43 miles (18,527.42 km) WSW | Balmaceda Airport (BBA) | Balmaceda, Chile | |
| 13 | 11,512.16 miles (18,526.97 km) WSW | Teniente Vidal Airfield (GXQ) | Coyhaique, Chile | |
| 14 | 11,438.91 miles (18,409.09 km) WSW | Alto Río Senguer Airport (ARR) | Alto Río Senguer, Chubut, Argentina | |
| 15 | 11,404.96 miles (18,354.46 km) SW | Gamboa Airport (WCA) | Castro, Chile | |