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LMP to MSY: distance & flight time
Lampedusa (Lampedusa Airport) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
5,690 mi
9,157 km · 4,944 nm
11h 37m
estimated nonstop flight time
-7h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,690 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 37m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 7-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LMP — Lampedusa Airport · Lampedusa, Italy
- 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 LMP
- PNL · Pantelleria Airport98 mi away
- GZM · Xewkija Heliport100 mi away
- MIR · Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport106 mi away
- MLA · Malta International Airport107 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 LMP from MSY?
The flight distance from Lampedusa (LMP) to New Orleans (MSY) is 5,690 miles (9,157 km, 4,944 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LMP to MSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 37m 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 Lampedusa and New Orleans?
New Orleans is 7 hours behind Lampedusa.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LMP to MSY?
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