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JBR to NEW: distance & flight time
Jonesboro (Jonesboro Municipal Airport) → New Orleans (Lakefront Airport)
402 mi
646 km · 349 nm
1h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
402 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 20m 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
- NEW — Lakefront 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 NEW
Frequently asked questions
How far is JBR from NEW?
The flight distance from Jonesboro (JBR) to New Orleans (NEW) is 402 miles (646 km, 349 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from JBR to NEW?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 20m 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 NEW?
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