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AVL to MSY: distance & flight time
Asheville (Asheville Regional Airport) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
585 mi
941 km · 508 nm
1h 44m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
585 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 44m 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
- AVL — Asheville Regional Airport · Asheville, 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 AVL
- GSP · Greenville Spartanburg International Airport42 mi away
- GMU · Greenville Downtown Airport42 mi away
- GDC · Donaldson Field Airport48 mi away
- SPA · Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport49 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 AVL from MSY?
The flight distance from Asheville (AVL) to New Orleans (MSY) is 585 miles (941 km, 508 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from AVL 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.
Are there nonstop flights from AVL to MSY?
Nonstop service on AVL–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 44m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Asheville and New Orleans?
New Orleans is 1 hour behind Asheville.
What is the cheapest way to fly from AVL to MSY?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on AVL–MSY that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some AVL to MSY fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain AVL–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.