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MSY to FPR: distance & flight time
New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport) → Fort Pierce (St Lucie County International Airport)
623 mi
1,003 km · 542 nm
1h 49m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
623 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 49m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- FPR — St Lucie County International Airport · Fort Pierce, 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 FPR
- VRB · Vero Beach Regional Airport11 mi away
- SUA · Witham Field23 mi away
- OBE · Okeechobee County Airport34 mi away
- MLB · Melbourne International Airport45 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MSY from FPR?
The flight distance from New Orleans (MSY) to Fort Pierce (FPR) is 623 miles (1,003 km, 542 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSY to FPR?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 49m 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 Fort Pierce?
Fort Pierce is 1 hour ahead of New Orleans.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MSY to FPR?
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