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MSY to AMA: distance & flight time
New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport) → Amarillo (Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport)
757 mi
1,218 km · 658 nm
2h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
757 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 7m 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
- AMA — Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport · Amarillo, 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 AMA
- BGD · Hutchinson County Airport38 mi away
- PPA · Perry Lefors Field48 mi away
- DHT · Dalhart Municipal Airport73 mi away
- CVN · Clovis Municipal Airport95 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MSY from AMA?
The flight distance from New Orleans (MSY) to Amarillo (AMA) is 757 miles (1,218 km, 658 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSY to AMA?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 7m 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 AMA?
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