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LWT to MSY: distance & flight time
Lewistown (Lewistown Municipal Airport) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
1,562 mi
2,514 km · 1,357 nm
3h 32m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
1,562 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 32m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LWT — Lewistown Municipal Airport · Lewistown, 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 LWT
- GTF · Great Falls International Airport94 mi away
- BIL · Billings Logan International Airport96 mi away
- HVR · Havre City County Airport104 mi away
- LVM · Mission Field104 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 LWT from MSY?
The flight distance from Lewistown (LWT) to New Orleans (MSY) is 1,562 miles (2,514 km, 1,357 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LWT to MSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 32m 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 Lewistown and New Orleans?
New Orleans is 1 hour ahead of Lewistown.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LWT to MSY?
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