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BLF to NBG: distance & flight time
Bluefield (Mercer County Airport) → New Orleans (New Orleans NAS JRB/Alvin Callender Field)
724 mi
1,165 km · 629 nm
2h 2m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
724 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 2m 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
- BLF — Mercer County Airport · Bluefield, United States
- NBG — New Orleans NAS JRB/Alvin Callender Field · 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 BLF
- BKW · Raleigh County Memorial Airport34 mi away
- LWB · Greenbrier Valley Airport59 mi away
- ROA · Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport68 mi away
- IKB · Wilkes County Airport74 mi away
Near NBG
- NEW · Lakefront Airport15 mi away
- MSY · Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport18 mi away
- GPT · Gulfport Biloxi International Airport70 mi away
- BIX · Keesler Air Force Base78 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BLF from NBG?
The flight distance from Bluefield (BLF) to New Orleans (NBG) is 724 miles (1,165 km, 629 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BLF to NBG?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 2m 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 Bluefield and New Orleans?
New Orleans is 1 hour behind Bluefield.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BLF to NBG?
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