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NEW to BIL: distance & flight time
New Orleans (Lakefront Airport) → Billings (Billings Logan International Airport)
1,478 mi
2,378 km · 1,284 nm
3h 41m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
1,478 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 41m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- NEW — Lakefront Airport · New Orleans, United States
- BIL — Billings Logan International Airport · Billings, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near NEW
Near BIL
- COD · Yellowstone Regional Airport92 mi away
- LVM · Mission Field92 mi away
- LWT · Lewistown Municipal Airport96 mi away
- SHR · Sheridan County Airport105 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is NEW from BIL?
The flight distance from New Orleans (NEW) to Billings (BIL) is 1,478 miles (2,378 km, 1,284 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from NEW to BIL?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 41m 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 NEW to BIL?
Nonstop service on NEW–BIL 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 3h 41m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between New Orleans and Billings?
Billings is 1 hour behind New Orleans.
What is the cheapest way to fly from NEW to BIL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on NEW–BIL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some NEW to BIL fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain NEW–BIL 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.