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MHE to MSY: distance & flight time
Mitchell (Mitchell Municipal Airport) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
1,044 mi
1,679 km · 907 nm
2h 44m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
1,044 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 44m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- MHE — Mitchell Municipal Airport · Mitchell, 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 MHE
- HON · Huron Regional Airport43 mi away
- FSD · Joe Foss Field Airport66 mi away
- YKN · Chan Gurney Municipal Airport68 mi away
- ATY · Watertown Regional Airport90 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 MHE from MSY?
The flight distance from Mitchell (MHE) to New Orleans (MSY) is 1,044 miles (1,679 km, 907 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MHE to MSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 44m 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 MHE to MSY?
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