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ACT to MSY: distance & flight time
Waco (Waco Regional Airport) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
429 mi
690 km · 372 nm
1h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
429 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 24m 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
- ACT — Waco Regional Airport · Waco, 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.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near ACT
- CNW · TSTC Waco Airport9 mi away
- TPL · Draughon Miller Central Texas Regional Airport33 mi away
- HLR · Hood Army Air Field43 mi away
- DFW · Dallas Fort Worth International Airport90 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 ACT from MSY?
The flight distance from Waco (ACT) to New Orleans (MSY) is 429 miles (690 km, 372 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ACT to MSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 24m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from ACT to MSY?
Nonstop service on ACT–MSY depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 24m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from ACT to MSY?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on ACT–MSY that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some ACT to MSY fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain ACT–MSY tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.