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BOI to MSY: distance & flight time
Boise (Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
1,704 mi
2,743 km · 1,481 nm
3h 49m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
1,704 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 49m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BOI — Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field · Boise, 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 BOI
- MUO · Mountain Home Air Force Base40 mi away
- ONO · Ontario Municipal Airport50 mi away
- MYL · McCall Municipal Airport92 mi away
- SUN · Friedman Memorial Airport97 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 BOI from MSY?
The flight distance from Boise (BOI) to New Orleans (MSY) is 1,704 miles (2,743 km, 1,481 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BOI to MSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 49m 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 Boise and New Orleans?
New Orleans is 1 hour ahead of Boise.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BOI to MSY?
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