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LUK to MSY: distance & flight time
Cincinnati (Cincinnati Municipal Airport Lunken Field) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
711 mi
1,145 km · 618 nm
2h 1m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
711 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 1m 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
- LUK — Cincinnati Municipal Airport Lunken Field · Cincinnati, 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 LUK
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 LUK from MSY?
The flight distance from Cincinnati (LUK) to New Orleans (MSY) is 711 miles (1,145 km, 618 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LUK to MSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 1m 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 Cincinnati and New Orleans?
New Orleans is 1 hour behind Cincinnati.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LUK to MSY?
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