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JXN to MSY: distance & flight time
Jackson (Jackson County Reynolds Field) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
907 mi
1,459 km · 788 nm
2h 26m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
907 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 26m 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
- JXN — Jackson County Reynolds Field · Jackson, 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 JXN
- DTW · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport57 mi away
- LAN · Capital City Airport36 mi away
- ARB · Ann Arbor Municipal Airport37 mi away
- BTL · W K Kellogg Airport41 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 JXN from MSY?
The flight distance from Jackson (JXN) to New Orleans (MSY) is 907 miles (1,459 km, 788 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from JXN to MSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 26m 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 Jackson and New Orleans?
New Orleans is 1 hour behind Jackson.
What is the cheapest way to fly from JXN to MSY?
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