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AVL to NEW: distance & flight time
Asheville (Asheville Regional Airport) → New Orleans (Lakefront Airport)
573 mi
921 km · 498 nm
1h 43m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
573 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 43m 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
- NEW — Lakefront 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 NEW
Frequently asked questions
How far is AVL from NEW?
The flight distance from Asheville (AVL) to New Orleans (NEW) is 573 miles (921 km, 498 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from AVL to NEW?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 43m 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 time difference between Asheville and New Orleans?
New Orleans is 1 hour behind Asheville.
What is the cheapest way to fly from AVL to NEW?
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