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MSY to SPA: distance & flight time
New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport) → Spartangurg (Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport)
591 mi
951 km · 514 nm
1h 45m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
591 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 45m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- SPA — Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport · Spartangurg, 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 SPA
- GSP · Greenville Spartanburg International Airport15 mi away
- CLT · Charlotte Douglas International Airport61 mi away
- GMU · Greenville Downtown Airport23 mi away
- GDC · Donaldson Field Airport26 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MSY from SPA?
The flight distance from New Orleans (MSY) to Spartangurg (SPA) is 591 miles (951 km, 514 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSY to SPA?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 45m 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 SPA?
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