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MSY to BWG: distance & flight time
New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport) → Bowling Green (Bowling Green Warren County Regional Airport)
530 mi
853 km · 460 nm
1h 37m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
530 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 37m 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
- BWG — Bowling Green Warren County Regional Airport · Bowling Green, 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 BWG
Frequently asked questions
How far is MSY from BWG?
The flight distance from New Orleans (MSY) to Bowling Green (BWG) is 530 miles (853 km, 460 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSY to BWG?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 37m 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 BWG?
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