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JOT to MSY: distance & flight time
Joliet (Joliet Regional Airport) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
805 mi
1,295 km · 699 nm
2h 13m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
805 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 13m 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
- JOT — Joliet Regional Airport · Joliet, 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 JOT
- ORD · Chicago O'Hare International Airport35 mi away
- LOT · Lewis University Airport7 mi away
- DPA · Dupage Airport27 mi away
- MDW · Chicago Midway International Airport29 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 JOT from MSY?
The flight distance from Joliet (JOT) to New Orleans (MSY) is 805 miles (1,295 km, 699 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from JOT to MSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 13m 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 JOT to MSY?
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