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MSY to DET: distance & flight time
New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
947 mi
1,525 km · 823 nm
2h 32m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
947 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 32m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- MSY — Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport · New Orleans, United States
- DET — Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport · Detroit, 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 DET
- DTW · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport22 mi away
- YQG · Windsor Airport10 mi away
- MTC · Selfridge Air National Guard Base Airport17 mi away
- PTK · Oakland County International Airport27 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MSY from DET?
The flight distance from New Orleans (MSY) to Detroit (DET) is 947 miles (1,525 km, 823 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSY to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 32m 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 time difference between New Orleans and Detroit?
Detroit is 1 hour ahead of New Orleans.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MSY to DET?
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