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MSY to AEX: distance & flight time
New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport) → Alexandria (Alexandria International Airport)
164 mi
265 km · 143 nm
54m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
164 miles nonstop takes roughly 54m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- MSY — Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport · New Orleans, United States
- AEX — Alexandria International Airport · Alexandria, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near AEX
- ESF · Esler Regional Airport16 mi away
- POE · Polk Army Air Field43 mi away
- DRI · Beauregard Regional Airport58 mi away
- LFT · Lafayette Regional Airport84 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MSY from AEX?
The flight distance from New Orleans (MSY) to Alexandria (AEX) is 164 miles (265 km, 143 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSY to AEX?
A nonstop flight takes about 54m 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 MSY to AEX?
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