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MSY to TIK: distance & flight time
New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport) → Oklahoma City (Tinker Air Force Base)
558 mi
899 km · 485 nm
1h 41m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
558 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 41m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- TIK — Tinker Air Force Base · Oklahoma 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 TIK
- OKC · Will Rogers World Airport12 mi away
- PWA · Wiley Post Airport17 mi away
- CUH · Cushing Municipal Airport51 mi away
- SWO · Stillwater Regional Airport54 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MSY from TIK?
The flight distance from New Orleans (MSY) to Oklahoma City (TIK) is 558 miles (899 km, 485 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSY to TIK?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 41m 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 TIK?
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