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AGS to MSY: distance & flight time
Bush Field (Augusta Regional At Bush Field) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
540 mi
870 km · 470 nm
1h 38m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
540 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 38m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- AGS — Augusta Regional At Bush Field · Bush Field, 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 AGS
- DNL · Daniel Field8 mi away
- AIK · Aiken Regional Airport25 mi away
- CAE · Columbia Metropolitan Airport63 mi away
- TBR · Statesboro Bulloch County Airport63 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 AGS from MSY?
The flight distance from Bush Field (AGS) to New Orleans (MSY) is 540 miles (870 km, 470 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from AGS to MSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 38m 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 AGS to MSY?
Nonstop service on AGS–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 38m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Bush Field and New Orleans?
New Orleans is 1 hour behind Bush Field.
What is the cheapest way to fly from AGS to MSY?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on AGS–MSY that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some AGS to MSY fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain AGS–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.