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FTY to MSY: distance & flight time
Atlanta (Fulton County Airport Brown Field) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
426 mi
686 km · 370 nm
1h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
426 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 24m 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
- FTY — Fulton County Airport Brown Field · Atlanta, 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 FTY
- ATL · Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport11 mi away
- MGE · Dobbins Air Reserve Base9 mi away
- PDK · DeKalb Peachtree Airport14 mi away
- LZU · Gwinnett County Briscoe Field35 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 FTY from MSY?
The flight distance from Atlanta (FTY) to New Orleans (MSY) is 426 miles (686 km, 370 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FTY to MSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 24m 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 Atlanta and New Orleans?
New Orleans is 1 hour behind Atlanta.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FTY to MSY?
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