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MDW to MSY: distance & flight time
Chicago (Chicago Midway International Airport) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
827 mi
1,330 km · 718 nm
2h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
827 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 16m gate to gate, flying south. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- MDW — Chicago Midway International Airport · Chicago, 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 MDW
- ORD · Chicago O'Hare International Airport15 mi away
- CGX · Chicago Meigs Airport9 mi away
- GYY · Gary Chicago International Airport21 mi away
- LOT · Lewis University Airport22 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 MDW from MSY?
The flight distance from Chicago (MDW) to New Orleans (MSY) is 827 miles (1,330 km, 718 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MDW to MSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 16m 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 cheapest way to fly from MDW to MSY?
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