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COU to MSY: distance & flight time
Columbia (Columbia Regional Airport) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
620 mi
998 km · 539 nm
1h 49m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
620 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 49m 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
- COU — Columbia Regional Airport · Columbia, 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 COU
- JEF · Jefferson City Memorial Airport16 mi away
- AIZ · Lee C Fine Memorial Airport53 mi away
- SZL · Whiteman Air Force Base72 mi away
- TBN · Waynesville-St. Robert Regional Forney field75 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 COU from MSY?
The flight distance from Columbia (COU) to New Orleans (MSY) is 620 miles (998 km, 539 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from COU to MSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 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 cheapest way to fly from COU to MSY?
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