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FOD to MSY: distance & flight time
Fort Dodge (Fort Dodge Regional Airport) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
895 mi
1,440 km · 777 nm
2h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
895 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 25m 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
- FOD — Fort Dodge Regional Airport · Fort Dodge, 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 FOD
- MCW · Mason City Municipal Airport60 mi away
- SPW · Spencer Municipal Airport66 mi away
- DSM · Des Moines International Airport75 mi away
- CCY · Northeast Iowa Regional Airport88 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 FOD from MSY?
The flight distance from Fort Dodge (FOD) to New Orleans (MSY) is 895 miles (1,440 km, 777 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FOD to MSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 25m 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 FOD to MSY?
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