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LWT to NEW: distance & flight time
Lewistown (Lewistown Municipal Airport) → New Orleans (Lakefront Airport)
1,567 mi
2,522 km · 1,362 nm
3h 32m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
1,567 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
- NEW — Lakefront Airport · New Orleans, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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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 NEW
Frequently asked questions
How far is LWT from NEW?
The flight distance from Lewistown (LWT) to New Orleans (NEW) is 1,567 miles (2,522 km, 1,362 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LWT to NEW?
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.
Are there nonstop flights from LWT to NEW?
Nonstop service on LWT–NEW depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 3h 32m nonstop estimate.
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 NEW?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on LWT–NEW that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some LWT to NEW fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain LWT–NEW tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.