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ALN to MSY: distance & flight time
Alton/St Louis (St Louis Regional Airport) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
615 mi
989 km · 534 nm
1h 48m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
615 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 48m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- ALN — St Louis Regional Airport · Alton/St Louis, 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 ALN
- STL · St Louis Lambert International Airport20 mi away
- BLV · Scott AFB/Midamerica Airport26 mi away
- SUS · Spirit of St Louis Airport36 mi away
- SPI · Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport69 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 ALN from MSY?
The flight distance from Alton/St Louis (ALN) to New Orleans (MSY) is 615 miles (989 km, 534 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ALN to MSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 48m 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 ALN to MSY?
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