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MSY to MGW: distance & flight time
New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport) → Morgantown (Morgantown Municipal Walter L. Bill Hart Field)
887 mi
1,427 km · 771 nm
2h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
887 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 24m 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
- MGW — Morgantown Municipal Walter L. Bill Hart Field · Morgantown, 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 MGW
- CKB · North Central West Virginia Airport29 mi away
- AGC · Allegheny County Airport49 mi away
- LBE · Arnold Palmer Regional Airport51 mi away
- EKN · Elkins-Randolph Co-Jennings Randolph Field52 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MSY from MGW?
The flight distance from New Orleans (MSY) to Morgantown (MGW) is 887 miles (1,427 km, 771 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSY to MGW?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 24m 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 Morgantown?
Morgantown is 1 hour ahead of New Orleans.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MSY to MGW?
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