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JBR to MSY: distance & flight time
Jonesboro (Jonesboro Municipal Airport) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
404 mi
650 km · 351 nm
1h 21m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
404 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 21m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- JBR — Jonesboro Municipal Airport · Jonesboro, 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 JBR
- BYH · Arkansas International Airport40 mi away
- NQA · Millington-Memphis Airport55 mi away
- MEM · Memphis International Airport66 mi away
- POF · Poplar Bluff Municipal Airport68 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 JBR from MSY?
The flight distance from Jonesboro (JBR) to New Orleans (MSY) is 404 miles (650 km, 351 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from JBR to MSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 21m 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 JBR to MSY?
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