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MSY to SUX: distance & flight time
New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport) → Sioux City (Sioux Gateway Col. Bud Day Field)
922 mi
1,484 km · 801 nm
2h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
922 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 28m 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
- SUX — Sioux Gateway Col. Bud Day Field · Sioux City, 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 SUX
- OFK · Karl Stefan Memorial Airport61 mi away
- YKN · Chan Gurney Municipal Airport62 mi away
- FET · Fremont Municipal Airport66 mi away
- OMA · Eppley Airfield80 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MSY from SUX?
The flight distance from New Orleans (MSY) to Sioux City (SUX) is 922 miles (1,484 km, 801 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSY to SUX?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 28m 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 SUX?
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