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NBG to AEX: distance & flight time
New Orleans (New Orleans NAS JRB/Alvin Callender Field) → Alexandria (Alexandria International Airport)
182 mi
293 km · 158 nm
57m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
182 miles nonstop takes roughly 57m 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
- NBG — New Orleans NAS JRB/Alvin Callender Field · New Orleans, United States
- AEX — Alexandria International Airport · Alexandria, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near NBG
- NEW · Lakefront Airport15 mi away
- MSY · Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport18 mi away
- GPT · Gulfport Biloxi International Airport70 mi away
- BIX · Keesler Air Force Base78 mi away
Near AEX
- ESF · Esler Regional Airport16 mi away
- POE · Polk Army Air Field43 mi away
- DRI · Beauregard Regional Airport58 mi away
- LFT · Lafayette Regional Airport84 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is NBG from AEX?
The flight distance from New Orleans (NBG) to Alexandria (AEX) is 182 miles (293 km, 158 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from NBG to AEX?
A nonstop flight takes about 57m 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 NBG to AEX?
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