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FCS to MSY: distance & flight time
Fort Carson (Butts AAF (Fort Carson) Air Field) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
1,020 mi
1,641 km · 886 nm
2h 41m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
1,020 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 41m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- FCS — Butts AAF (Fort Carson) Air Field · Fort Carson, 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 FCS
- COS · City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport9 mi away
- PUB · Pueblo Memorial Airport30 mi away
- DEN · Denver International Airport82 mi away
- APA · Centennial Airport62 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 FCS from MSY?
The flight distance from Fort Carson (FCS) to New Orleans (MSY) is 1,020 miles (1,641 km, 886 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FCS 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.
Are there nonstop flights from FCS to MSY?
Nonstop service on FCS–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 2h 41m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Fort Carson and New Orleans?
New Orleans is 1 hour ahead of Fort Carson.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FCS to MSY?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on FCS–MSY that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some FCS to MSY fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain FCS–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.