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LKP to MSY: distance & flight time
Lake Placid (Lake Placid Airport) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
1,328 mi
2,138 km · 1,154 nm
3h 21m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
1,328 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 21m 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
- LKP — Lake Placid Airport · Lake Placid, 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 LKP
- SLK · Adirondack Regional Airport15 mi away
- PBG · Plattsburgh International Airport36 mi away
- BTV · Burlington International Airport42 mi away
- MSS · Massena International Richards Field64 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 LKP from MSY?
The flight distance from Lake Placid (LKP) to New Orleans (MSY) is 1,328 miles (2,138 km, 1,154 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LKP to MSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 21m 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 Lake Placid and New Orleans?
New Orleans is 1 hour behind Lake Placid.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LKP to MSY?
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