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MSP to NBG: distance & flight time
Minneapolis (Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain Airport) → New Orleans (New Orleans NAS JRB/Alvin Callender Field)
1,055 mi
1,697 km · 917 nm
2h 46m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
1,055 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 46m 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
- MSP — Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain Airport · Minneapolis, United States
- NBG — New Orleans NAS JRB/Alvin Callender Field · 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 MSP
- STP · St Paul Downtown Holman Field9 mi away
- FCM · Flying Cloud Airport12 mi away
- STC · St Cloud Regional Airport61 mi away
- RST · Rochester International Airport76 mi away
Near NBG
- NEW · Lakefront Airport15 mi away
- MSY · Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport18 mi away
- GPT · Gulfport Biloxi International Airport70 mi away
- BIX · Keesler Air Force Base78 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MSP from NBG?
The flight distance from Minneapolis (MSP) to New Orleans (NBG) is 1,055 miles (1,697 km, 917 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSP to NBG?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 46m 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 MSP to NBG?
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