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MGM to NEW: distance & flight time
MONTGOMERY (Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Field) Airport) → New Orleans (Lakefront Airport)
265 mi
427 km · 231 nm
1h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
265 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 10m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- MGM — Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Field) Airport · MONTGOMERY, 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.
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Near MGM
- MXF · Maxwell Air Force Base6 mi away
- SEM · Craig Field35 mi away
- TOI · Troy Municipal Airport at N Kenneth Campbell Field38 mi away
- ALX · Thomas C Russell Field49 mi away
Near NEW
Frequently asked questions
How far is MGM from NEW?
The flight distance from MONTGOMERY (MGM) to New Orleans (NEW) is 265 miles (427 km, 231 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MGM to NEW?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 10m 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 MGM to NEW?
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