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CGI to MSY: distance & flight time
Cape Girardeau (Cape Girardeau Regional Airport) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
501 mi
807 km · 436 nm
1h 33m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
501 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 33m gate to gate, flying south. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- CGI — Cape Girardeau Regional Airport · Cape Girardeau, 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
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Near CGI
- SIK · Sikeston Memorial Municipal Airport23 mi away
- MDH · Southern Illinois Airport42 mi away
- PAH · Barkley Regional Airport45 mi away
- MWA · Williamson County Regional Airport48 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 CGI from MSY?
The flight distance from Cape Girardeau (CGI) to New Orleans (MSY) is 501 miles (807 km, 436 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CGI to MSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 33m 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 CGI to MSY?
Nonstop service on CGI–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 33m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CGI to MSY?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on CGI–MSY that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some CGI to MSY fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain CGI–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.