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MSY to OMA: distance & flight time
New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport) → Omaha (Eppley Airfield)
843 mi
1,356 km · 732 nm
2h 18m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
843 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 18m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- OMA — Eppley Airfield · Omaha, 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 OMA
- CBF · Council Bluffs Municipal Airport8 mi away
- OFF · Offutt Air Force Base13 mi away
- FET · Fremont Municipal Airport34 mi away
- LNK · Lincoln Airport55 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MSY from OMA?
The flight distance from New Orleans (MSY) to Omaha (OMA) is 843 miles (1,356 km, 732 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSY to OMA?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 18m 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 cheapest way to fly from MSY to OMA?
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