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FSM to NEW: distance & flight time
Fort Smith (Fort Smith Regional Airport) → New Orleans (Lakefront Airport)
444 mi
715 km · 386 nm
1h 26m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
444 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 26m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- FSM — Fort Smith Regional Airport · Fort Smith, United States
- NEW — Lakefront Airport · New Orleans, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near FSM
- FYV · Drake Field47 mi away
- XNA · Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport65 mi away
- MLC · Mc Alester Regional Airport86 mi away
- OKM · Okmulgee Regional Airport92 mi away
Near NEW
Frequently asked questions
How far is FSM from NEW?
The flight distance from Fort Smith (FSM) to New Orleans (NEW) is 444 miles (715 km, 386 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FSM to NEW?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 26m 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 FSM to NEW?
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