Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
CWA to MSY: distance & flight time
Wassau (Central Wisconsin Airport) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
1,022 mi
1,645 km · 888 nm
2h 41m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
See live CWA→MSY fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
1,022 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 41m 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
- CWA — Central Wisconsin Airport · Wassau, 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
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 CWA
- AUW · Wausau Downtown Airport10 mi away
- STE · Stevens Point Municipal Airport17 mi away
- MFI · Marshfield Municipal Airport27 mi away
- ISW · Alexander Field South Wood County Airport30 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 CWA from MSY?
The flight distance from Wassau (CWA) to New Orleans (MSY) is 1,022 miles (1,645 km, 888 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CWA to MSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 41m 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 CWA to MSY?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on CWA–MSY that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.