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FRD to MSY: distance & flight time
Friday Harbor (Friday Harbor Airport) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
2,144 mi
3,450 km · 1,863 nm
4h 40m
estimated nonstop flight time
+2h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
2,144 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 40m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- FRD — Friday Harbor Airport · Friday Harbor, 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 FRD
- LPS · Lopez Island Airport5 mi away
- YVR · Vancouver International Airport47 mi away
- ESD · Orcas Island Airport14 mi away
- YWH · Victoria Harbour Seaplane Base18 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 FRD from MSY?
The flight distance from Friday Harbor (FRD) to New Orleans (MSY) is 2,144 miles (3,450 km, 1,863 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FRD to MSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 40m 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 Friday Harbor and New Orleans?
New Orleans is 2 hours ahead of Friday Harbor.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FRD to MSY?
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