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LBB to MSY: distance & flight time
Lubbock (Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
724 mi
1,165 km · 629 nm
2h 2m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
724 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 2m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- LBB — Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport · Lubbock, 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 LBB
- CVN · Clovis Municipal Airport89 mi away
- CVS · Cannon Air Force Base99 mi away
- CDS · Childress Municipal Airport103 mi away
- HOB · Lea County Regional Airport105 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 LBB from MSY?
The flight distance from Lubbock (LBB) to New Orleans (MSY) is 724 miles (1,165 km, 629 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LBB to MSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 2m 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 LBB to MSY?
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