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CLE to NEW: distance & flight time
Cleveland (Cleveland Hopkins International Airport) → New Orleans (Lakefront Airport)
909 mi
1,462 km · 790 nm
2h 27m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
909 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 27m 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
- CLE — Cleveland Hopkins International Airport · Cleveland, 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 CLE
- BKL · Burke Lakefront Airport11 mi away
- CGF · Cuyahoga County Airport22 mi away
- LNN · Willoughby Lost Nation Municipal Airport30 mi away
- AKC · Akron Fulton International Airport33 mi away
Near NEW
Frequently asked questions
How far is CLE from NEW?
The flight distance from Cleveland (CLE) to New Orleans (NEW) is 909 miles (1,462 km, 790 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CLE to NEW?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 27m 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 Cleveland and New Orleans?
New Orleans is 1 hour behind Cleveland.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CLE to NEW?
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