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GJT to MSY: distance & flight time
Grand Junction (Grand Junction Regional Airport) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
1,212 mi
1,951 km · 1,054 nm
3h 6m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
1,212 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 6m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- GJT — Grand Junction Regional Airport · Grand Junction, 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 GJT
- RIL · Garfield County Regional Airport51 mi away
- MTJ · Montrose Regional Airport54 mi away
- CNY · Canyonlands Field71 mi away
- TEX · Telluride Regional Airport87 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 GJT from MSY?
The flight distance from Grand Junction (GJT) to New Orleans (MSY) is 1,212 miles (1,951 km, 1,054 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GJT to MSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 6m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from GJT to MSY?
Nonstop service on GJT–MSY depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 3h 6m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Grand Junction and New Orleans?
New Orleans is 1 hour ahead of Grand Junction.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GJT to MSY?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on GJT–MSY that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some GJT to MSY fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain GJT–MSY tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.