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MGC to MSY: distance & flight time
Michigan City (Michigan City Municipal Airport) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
831 mi
1,338 km · 723 nm
2h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
831 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
- MGC — Michigan City Municipal Airport · Michigan City, 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 MGC
- ORD · Chicago O'Hare International Airport59 mi away
- VPZ · Porter County Municipal Airport20 mi away
- SBN · South Bend Regional Airport26 mi away
- GYY · Gary Chicago International Airport31 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 MGC from MSY?
The flight distance from Michigan City (MGC) to New Orleans (MSY) is 831 miles (1,338 km, 723 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MGC 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 MGC to MSY?
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