Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
CRI to MSY: distance & flight time
Colonel Hill (Colonel Hill Airport) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
1,112 mi
1,790 km · 967 nm
2h 53m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
See live CRI→MSY fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
1,112 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 53m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- CRI — Colonel Hill Airport · Colonel Hill, Bahamas
- 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
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near CRI
- AXP · Spring Point Airport25 mi away
- LGI · Deadman's Cay Airport65 mi away
- RCY · Rum Cay Airport77 mi away
- MYG · Mayaguana Airport79 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 CRI from MSY?
The flight distance from Colonel Hill (CRI) to New Orleans (MSY) is 1,112 miles (1,790 km, 967 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CRI to MSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 53m 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 Colonel Hill and New Orleans?
New Orleans is 1 hour behind Colonel Hill.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CRI to MSY?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on CRI–MSY that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.