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ABI to MSY: distance & flight time
Abilene (Abilene Regional Airport) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
581 mi
935 km · 505 nm
1h 44m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
581 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 44m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- ABI — Abilene Regional Airport · Abilene, United States
- 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 ABI
- DYS · Dyess Air Force Base10 mi away
- BKD · Stephens County Airport51 mi away
- SJT · San Angelo Regional Mathis Field87 mi away
- BBD · Curtis Field88 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 ABI from MSY?
The flight distance from Abilene (ABI) to New Orleans (MSY) is 581 miles (935 km, 505 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ABI to MSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 44m 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 ABI to MSY?
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