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JMS to MSY: distance & flight time
Jamestown (Jamestown Regional Airport) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
1,254 mi
2,018 km · 1,090 nm
3h 12m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
1,254 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 12m 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
- JMS — Jamestown Regional Airport · Jamestown, 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 JMS
- DVL · Devils Lake Regional Airport83 mi away
- FAR · Hector International Airport88 mi away
- RDR · Grand Forks Air Force Base93 mi away
- BIS · Bismarck Municipal Airport98 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 JMS from MSY?
The flight distance from Jamestown (JMS) to New Orleans (MSY) is 1,254 miles (2,018 km, 1,090 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from JMS to MSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 12m 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 JMS to MSY?
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