Nonstop flight route between New Orleans, Louisiana, United States and Maués, Amazonas, Brazil:
Departure Airport:
(29°59'35"N by 90°15'29"W)
Arrival Airport:
(3°21'24"S by 57°42'43"W)
Distance from MSY to MBZ:
3,151.28 miles (5,071.49 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 Maués Airport (MBZ), Maués, Amazonas, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,151 miles (or 5,071 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 Maués 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 Maués 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: | MBZ / SWMW |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Maués, Amazonas, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 3°21'24"S by 57°42'43"W |
| Area Served: | Maués |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 69 feet (21 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MBZ |
| More Information: | MBZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY):
- Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) has 2 runways.
- MSY was the hub for short-lived Pride Air, a start-up domestic airline which flew Boeing 727-100s and 727-200s for three months in 1985.
- In May 2010, AirTran announced new daily nonstop service to its hub in Milwaukee utilizing Boeing 717 twin jet aircraft which then commenced on October 7, 2010.
- 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.
- Southwest Airlines now carries the most passengers at New Orleans.
- 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.
- At an average of 4.5 feet above sea level, MSY is the 2nd lowest-lying international airport in the world, behind only Amsterdam's Schiphol International Airport in the Netherlands, which is eleven feet below sea level.
- 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.
- During the administration of Morrison's successor, Vic Schiro, the government sponsored studies of the feasibility of relocating New Orleans International Airport to a new site, contemporaneous with similar efforts that were ultimately successful in Houston and Dallas.
- In addition to being known as "Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport", another name for MSY is "Moisant Field".
Facts about Maués Airport (MBZ):
- In addition to being known as "Maués Airport", another name for MBZ is "Aeroporto de Maués".
- The furthest airport from Maués Airport (MBZ) is Pogogul Airport (UOL), which is nearly antipodal to Maués Airport (meaning Maués Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Pogogul Airport), and is located 12,270 miles (19,746 kilometers) away in Buol, Indonesia.
- Maués Airport (MBZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Currently no scheduled flights operate at this airport.
- Because of Maués Airport's relatively low elevation of 69 feet, planes can take off or land at Maués 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.
- The closest airport to Maués Airport (MBZ) is Júlio Belém Airport (PIN), which is located 80 miles (129 kilometers) NE of MBZ.
| 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 | 80.45 miles (129.48 km) NE | Júlio Belém Airport (PIN) | Parintins, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 2 | 132.90 miles (213.88 km) ESE | Itaituba Airport (ITB) | Itaituba, Pará, Brazil | |
| 3 | 157.55 miles (253.55 km) W | Ponta Pelada Airport (PLL) | Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 4 | 157.97 miles (254.22 km) NE | Porto de Trombetas Airport (TMT) | Porto Trombetas, Oriximiná, Pará, Brazil | |
| 5 | 162.78 miles (261.97 km) W | Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus International Airport (MAO) | Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 6 | 211.96 miles (341.11 km) ENE | Santarém–Maestro Wilson Fonseca Airport (STM) | Santarém, Pará, Brazil | |
| 7 | 376.69 miles (606.23 km) E | Altamira Airport (ATM) | Altamira, Pará, Brazil | |
| 8 | 377.44 miles (607.43 km) W | Coari Airport (CIZ) | Coari, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 9 | 391.82 miles (630.58 km) ENE | Serra do Areão Airport (MEU) | Almeirim, Pará, Brazil | |
| 10 | 395.18 miles (635.98 km) WNW | Barcelos Airport (BAZ) | Barcelos, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 11 | 463.07 miles (745.24 km) SSE | Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport (AFL) | Alta Floresta, Brazil | |
| 12 | 470.23 miles (756.75 km) NNE | Tepoe Airstrip (KCB) | Kasikasima, Suriname | |
| 13 | 475.14 miles (764.67 km) NNW | Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport (BVB) | Boa Vista, Roraima, Brazil | |
| 14 | 483.07 miles (777.42 km) S | Juruena Airport (JRN) | Juruena, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 15 | 483.72 miles (778.47 km) W | Tefé Airport (TFF) | Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,269.70 miles (19,746.13 km) NNE | Pogogul Airport (UOL) | Buol, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,244.92 miles (19,706.24 km) NNW | Jalaluddin Airport (GTO) | Gorontalo, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,230.78 miles (19,683.49 km) NNE | Jolo Airport (JOL) | Jolo, Sulu, Philippines | |
| 4 | 12,226.12 miles (19,675.98 km) ENE | Sanga-Sanga Airport (TWT) | Bongao, Tawi-Tawi, Philippines | |
| 5 | 12,215.95 miles (19,659.61 km) NW | Sam Ratulangi International Airport (SRA) (MDC) | Manado, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,212.23 miles (19,653.62 km) W | Naha Airport (NAH) | Tahuna, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,189.94 miles (19,617.76 km) N | Zamboanga International Airport (ZAM) | Zamboanga City, Philippines | |
| 8 | 12,171.38 miles (19,587.89 km) ENE | Semporna Airport (SMM) | Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 9 | 12,168.36 miles (19,583.02 km) NW | Allah Valley Airport (AAV) | Surallah, South Cotabato, Philippines | |
| 10 | 12,168.06 miles (19,582.55 km) NW | General Santos International Airport (GES) | General Santos City, Philippines | |
| 11 | 12,142.32 miles (19,541.12 km) NNW | Awang Airport (CBO) | Cotabato City, Philippines | |
| 12 | 12,142.11 miles (19,540.78 km) ENE | Tawau Airport (TWU) | Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 13 | 12,139.95 miles (19,537.31 km) ENE | Lahad Datu Airport (LDU) | Lahad Datu, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 14 | 12,138.24 miles (19,534.56 km) N | Bolaang Airport (BJG) | Bolaang, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 12,131.83 miles (19,524.24 km) E | Bunyu Airport (BYQ) | Bunyu, Kalimantan (Borneo), Indonesia | |