Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
BKW to MSY: distance & flight time
Beckley (Raleigh County Memorial Airport) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
750 mi
1,208 km · 652 nm
2h 6m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
See live BKW→MSY fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
750 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 6m 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
- BKW — Raleigh County Memorial Airport · Beckley, 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
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near BKW
- BLF · Mercer County Airport34 mi away
- LWB · Greenbrier Valley Airport40 mi away
- CRW · Yeager Airport48 mi away
- ROA · Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport71 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 BKW from MSY?
The flight distance from Beckley (BKW) to New Orleans (MSY) is 750 miles (1,208 km, 652 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BKW to MSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 6m 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 Beckley and New Orleans?
New Orleans is 1 hour behind Beckley.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BKW to MSY?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on BKW–MSY that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.