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HLG to MSY: distance & flight time
Wheeling (Wheeling Ohio County Airport) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
888 mi
1,429 km · 771 nm
2h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
888 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 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
- HLG — Wheeling Ohio County Airport · Wheeling, 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 HLG
- PIT · Pittsburgh International Airport31 mi away
- AGC · Allegheny County Airport40 mi away
- BFP · Beaver County Airport43 mi away
- PHD · Harry Clever Field46 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 HLG from MSY?
The flight distance from Wheeling (HLG) to New Orleans (MSY) is 888 miles (1,429 km, 771 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HLG to MSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 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 Wheeling and New Orleans?
New Orleans is 1 hour behind Wheeling.
What is the cheapest way to fly from HLG to MSY?
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