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MSY to ALX: distance & flight time
New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport) → Alexander City (Thomas C Russell Field)
324 mi
521 km · 281 nm
1h 19m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
324 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 19m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- ALX — Thomas C Russell Field · Alexander City, 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 ALX
- AUO · Auburn University Regional Airport37 mi away
- MXF · Maxwell Air Force Base44 mi away
- ASN · Talladega Municipal Airport46 mi away
- ANB · Anniston Regional Airport47 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MSY from ALX?
The flight distance from New Orleans (MSY) to Alexander City (ALX) is 324 miles (521 km, 281 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSY to ALX?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 19m 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 ALX?
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