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FWA to NEW: distance & flight time
Fort Wayne (Fort Wayne International Airport) → New Orleans (Lakefront Airport)
803 mi
1,292 km · 697 nm
2h 13m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
803 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 13m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- FWA — Fort Wayne International Airport · Fort Wayne, 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.
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Near FWA
- SMD · Smith Field12 mi away
- ANQ · Tri State Steuben County Airport46 mi away
- MIE · Delaware County Johnson Field52 mi away
- GUS · Grissom Air Reserve Base55 mi away
Near NEW
Frequently asked questions
How far is FWA from NEW?
The flight distance from Fort Wayne (FWA) to New Orleans (NEW) is 803 miles (1,292 km, 697 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FWA to NEW?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 13m 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 Fort Wayne and New Orleans?
New Orleans is 1 hour behind Fort Wayne.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FWA to NEW?
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