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FFT to NBG: distance & flight time
Frankfort (Capital City Airport) → New Orleans (New Orleans NAS JRB/Alvin Callender Field)
648 mi
1,042 km · 563 nm
1h 52m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
648 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 52m 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
- FFT — Capital City Airport · Frankfort, United States
- NBG — New Orleans NAS JRB/Alvin Callender Field · 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 FFT
- LEX · Blue Grass Airport19 mi away
- LOU · Bowman Field41 mi away
- SDF · Louisville International Standiford Field45 mi away
- CVG · Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport61 mi away
Near NBG
- NEW · Lakefront Airport15 mi away
- MSY · Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport18 mi away
- GPT · Gulfport Biloxi International Airport70 mi away
- BIX · Keesler Air Force Base78 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FFT from NBG?
The flight distance from Frankfort (FFT) to New Orleans (NBG) is 648 miles (1,042 km, 563 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FFT to NBG?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 52m 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 Frankfort and New Orleans?
New Orleans is 1 hour behind Frankfort.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FFT to NBG?
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