Nonstop flight route between New Orleans, Louisiana, United States and Minaçu, Goiás, Brazil:
Departure Airport:
(29°59'35"N by 90°15'29"W)
Arrival Airport:
(13°33'2"S by 48°12'2"W)
Distance from MSY to MQH:
4,108.86 miles (6,612.55 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 Minaçu Airport (MQH), Minaçu, Goiás, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,109 miles (or 6,613 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 Minaçu 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 Minaçu 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: | MQH / SBMC |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Minaçu, Goiás, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 13°33'2"S by 48°12'2"W |
| Area Served: | Minaçu |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1401 feet (427 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MQH |
| More Information: | MQH 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.
- Capital Airlines was one of the first airlines to operate jets into New Orleans with the Boeing 720.
- 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.
- For years Delta Air Lines carried more passengers into and out of New Orleans than any other airline.
- MSY opened after World War II, replacing the older New Orleans Lakefront Airport as the city's main airport.
- 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.
- Japan Airlines used New Orleans as a stop for "special schedule" service between Tokyo, Japan and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in the mid 1960s and early 1970s.
- Retired United States Air Force Major-General Junius Wallace Jones served as airport director in the 1950s.
- In addition to being known as "Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport", another name for MSY is "Moisant Field".
Facts about Minaçu Airport (MQH):
- In addition to being known as "Minaçu Airport", other names for MQH include "Aeroporto de Minaçu" and "SWIQ".
- The closest airport to Minaçu Airport (MQH) is Arraias Airport (AAI), which is located 96 miles (154 kilometers) ENE of MQH.
- Minaçu Airport (MQH) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Minaçu Airport (MQH) is Roman Tmetuchl International Airport (ROR), which is located 11,971 miles (19,265 kilometers) away in Koror, Palau.
| 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 | 95.62 miles (153.88 km) ENE | Arraias Airport (AAI) | Arraias, Tocantins, Brazil | |
| 2 | 139.98 miles (225.27 km) NNW | Gurupi Airport (GRP) | Gurupi, Goiás, Brazil | |
| 3 | 161.29 miles (259.57 km) S | Brasília–Pres. Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport (BSB) | Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil | |
| 4 | 223.49 miles (359.67 km) SSW | Santa Genoveva/Goiânia Airport (GYN) | Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil | |
| 5 | 225.53 miles (362.96 km) N | Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport (PMW) | Palmas, Tocantins, Brazil | |
| 6 | 237.81 miles (382.72 km) ENE | Barreiras Airport (BRA) | Barreiras, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 7 | 287.67 miles (462.96 km) ESE | Januária Airport (JNA) | Januária, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 8 | 289.69 miles (466.21 km) S | Nelson Ribeiro Guimarães Airport (CLV) | Caldas Novas, Goiás, Brazil | |
| 9 | 322.23 miles (518.58 km) WSW | Barra do Garças Airport (BPG) | Barra do Garças, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 10 | 322.76 miles (519.43 km) E | Bom Jesus da Lapa Airport (LAZ) | Bom Jesus da Lapa, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 11 | 344.80 miles (554.91 km) S | Francisco Vilela do Amaral Airport (ITR) | Itumbiara, Goiás, Brazil | |
| 12 | 364.42 miles (586.47 km) SE | Montes Claros/Mário Ribeiro Airport (MOC) | Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 13 | 367.11 miles (590.81 km) NNW | Conceição do Araguaia Airport (CDJ) | Conceição do Araguaia, Pará, Brazil | |
| 14 | 368.32 miles (592.75 km) E | Guanambi Airport (GNM) | Guanambi, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 15 | 368.48 miles (593.01 km) S | Uberlândia–Ten. Cel. Av. César Bombonato Airport (UDI) | Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,970.68 miles (19,264.90 km) NNW | Roman Tmetuchl International Airport (ROR) | Koror, Palau | |
| 2 | 11,969.67 miles (19,263.26 km) ENE | Sayak Airport (SOS) | Del Carmen, Surigao del Norte, Philippines | |
| 3 | 11,952.49 miles (19,235.63 km) ENE | Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport (TAC) | Tacloban City, Philippines | |
| 4 | 11,949.19 miles (19,230.32 km) E | Catarman National Airport (CRM) | Catarman, Northern Samar, Philippines | |
| 5 | 11,945.83 miles (19,224.90 km) NE | Tandag Airport (TDG) | Tandag, Surigao del Sur, Philippines | |
| 6 | 11,937.52 miles (19,211.53 km) E | Calbayog Airport (CYP) | Calbayog City, Samar, Philippines | |
| 7 | 11,935.30 miles (19,207.96 km) ENE | Surigao Airport (SUG) | Surigao City, Surigao del Norte, Philippines | |
| 8 | 11,927.67 miles (19,195.68 km) WNW | Yap International Airport (YAP) | Yap, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 9 | 11,926.76 miles (19,194.22 km) E | Virac Airport (VRC) | Virac, Catanduanes, Philippines | |
| 10 | 11,919.01 miles (19,181.74 km) ENE | Ormoc Airport (OMC) | Ormoc City, Philippines | |
| 11 | 11,912.70 miles (19,171.59 km) NE | Bislig Airport (BPH) | Bislig City, Surigao del Sur, Philippines | |
| 12 | 11,903.54 miles (19,156.84 km) NE | Butuan-Bancasi Airport (BXU) | Butuan City, Philippines | |
| 13 | 11,894.75 miles (19,142.70 km) E | Legazpi Airport (LGP) | Legazpi City, Albay, Philippines | |
| 14 | 11,880.68 miles (19,120.06 km) E | Moises R. Espinosa Airport (MBT) | Masbate City, Masbate, Philippines | |
| 15 | 11,872.20 miles (19,106.41 km) ENE | Camiguin Airport (CGM) | Mambajao, Camiguin, Philippines | |