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ALI to MSY: distance & flight time
Alice (Alice International Airport) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
495 mi
797 km · 430 nm
1h 33m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
495 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 33m 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
- ALI — Alice International Airport · Alice, 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 ALI
- NQI · Kingsville Naval Air Station21 mi away
- CRP · Corpus Christi International Airport32 mi away
- RKP · Aransas County Airport65 mi away
- COT · Cotulla-La Salle County Airport88 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 ALI from MSY?
The flight distance from Alice (ALI) to New Orleans (MSY) is 495 miles (797 km, 430 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ALI to MSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 33m 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 ALI to MSY?
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