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LFT to MSY: distance & flight time
Lafayette (Lafayette Regional Airport) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
104 mi
168 km · 91 nm
44m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
104 miles nonstop takes roughly 44m 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
- LFT — Lafayette Regional Airport · Lafayette, 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 LFT
- ARA · Acadiana Regional Airport13 mi away
- BTR · Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport55 mi away
- LCH · Lake Charles Regional Airport74 mi away
- ESF · Esler Regional Airport84 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 LFT from MSY?
The flight distance from Lafayette (LFT) to New Orleans (MSY) is 104 miles (168 km, 91 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LFT to MSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 44m 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 LFT to MSY?
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