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LGB to MSY: distance & flight time
Long Beach (Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
1,652 mi
2,659 km · 1,436 nm
3h 42m
estimated nonstop flight time
+2h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
1,652 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 42m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LGB — Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport · Long Beach, 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 LGB
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport17 mi away
- FUL · Fullerton Municipal Airport11 mi away
- TOA · Zamperini Field11 mi away
- HHR · Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport13 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 LGB from MSY?
The flight distance from Long Beach (LGB) to New Orleans (MSY) is 1,652 miles (2,659 km, 1,436 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LGB to MSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 42m 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 Long Beach and New Orleans?
New Orleans is 2 hours ahead of Long Beach.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LGB to MSY?
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