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MSY to PIE: distance & flight time
New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport) → St. Petersburg (St Petersburg Clearwater International Airport)
480 mi
772 km · 417 nm
1h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
480 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 31m 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
- PIE — St Petersburg Clearwater International Airport · St. Petersburg, 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 PIE
- TPA · Tampa International Airport10 mi away
- CLW · Clearwater Air Park6 mi away
- SPG · Albert Whitted Airport11 mi away
- MCF · Mac Dill Air Force Base11 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MSY from PIE?
The flight distance from New Orleans (MSY) to St. Petersburg (PIE) is 480 miles (772 km, 417 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSY to PIE?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 31m 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 PIE?
Nonstop service on MSY–PIE 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 1h 31m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between New Orleans and St. Petersburg?
St. Petersburg is 1 hour ahead of New Orleans.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MSY to PIE?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on MSY–PIE that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some MSY to PIE fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain MSY–PIE 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.