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HII to MSY: distance & flight time
Lake Havasu City (Lake Havasu City Airport) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
1,439 mi
2,316 km · 1,251 nm
3h 36m
estimated nonstop flight time
+2h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
1,439 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 36m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- HII — Lake Havasu City Airport · Lake Havasu City, 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 HII
- EED · Needles Airport20 mi away
- BLH · Blythe Airport69 mi away
- LAS · McCarran International Airport113 mi away
- HSH · Henderson Executive Airport106 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 HII from MSY?
The flight distance from Lake Havasu City (HII) to New Orleans (MSY) is 1,439 miles (2,316 km, 1,251 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HII to MSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 36m 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 HII to MSY?
Nonstop service on HII–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 36m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Lake Havasu City and New Orleans?
New Orleans is 2 hours ahead of Lake Havasu City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from HII to MSY?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on HII–MSY that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some HII to MSY fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain HII–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.