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FLL to MSY: distance & flight time
Fort Lauderdale (Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
673 mi
1,083 km · 585 nm
1h 56m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
673 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 56m 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
- FLL — Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport · Fort Lauderdale, 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 FLL
- MIA · Miami International Airport21 mi away
- HWO · North Perry Airport7 mi away
- FXE · Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport9 mi away
- PPM · Pompano Beach Airpark12 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 FLL from MSY?
The flight distance from Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to New Orleans (MSY) is 673 miles (1,083 km, 585 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FLL to MSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 56m 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 FLL to MSY?
Nonstop service on FLL–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 1h 56m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Fort Lauderdale and New Orleans?
New Orleans is 1 hour behind Fort Lauderdale.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FLL to MSY?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on FLL–MSY that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some FLL to MSY fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain FLL–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.