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GRI to MSY: distance & flight time
Grand Island (Central Nebraska Regional Airport) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
882 mi
1,420 km · 767 nm
2h 23m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
882 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 23m 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
- GRI — Central Nebraska Regional Airport · Grand Island, 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 GRI
- HDE · Brewster Field65 mi away
- LXN · Jim Kelly Field78 mi away
- LNK · Lincoln Airport81 mi away
- OFK · Karl Stefan Memorial Airport84 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 GRI from MSY?
The flight distance from Grand Island (GRI) to New Orleans (MSY) is 882 miles (1,420 km, 767 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GRI to MSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 23m 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 GRI to MSY?
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