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MSY to FRI: distance & flight time
New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport) → Fort Riley (Marshall Army Air Field)
727 mi
1,170 km · 632 nm
2h 3m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
727 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 3m 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
- FRI — Marshall Army Air Field · Fort Riley, 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 FRI
- MHK · Manhattan Regional Airport8 mi away
- SLN · Salina Municipal Airport51 mi away
- EMP · Emporia Municipal Airport59 mi away
- FOE · Topeka Regional Airport - Forbes Field60 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MSY from FRI?
The flight distance from New Orleans (MSY) to Fort Riley (FRI) is 727 miles (1,170 km, 632 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSY to FRI?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 3m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from MSY to FRI?
Nonstop service on MSY–FRI depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 2h 3m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MSY to FRI?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on MSY–FRI that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some MSY to FRI fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain MSY–FRI tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.