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MSY to OBE: distance & flight time
New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport) → Okeechobee (Okeechobee County Airport)
601 mi
967 km · 522 nm
1h 46m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
601 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 46m 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
- OBE — Okeechobee County Airport · Okeechobee, 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 OBE
- SEF · Sebring Regional Airport33 mi away
- PHK · Palm Beach County Glades Airport34 mi away
- FPR · St Lucie County International Airport34 mi away
- VRB · Vero Beach Regional Airport38 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MSY from OBE?
The flight distance from New Orleans (MSY) to Okeechobee (OBE) is 601 miles (967 km, 522 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSY to OBE?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 46m 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 Okeechobee?
Okeechobee is 1 hour ahead of New Orleans.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MSY to OBE?
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