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NEW to DFW: distance & flight time
New Orleans (Lakefront Airport) → Dallas-Fort Worth (Dallas Fort Worth International Airport)
458 mi
736 km · 398 nm
1h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
458 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 28m 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
- NEW — Lakefront Airport · New Orleans, United States
- DFW — Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · Dallas-Fort Worth, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near NEW
Near DFW
- DAL · Dallas Love Field11 mi away
- ADS · Addison Airport13 mi away
- AFW · Fort Worth Alliance Airport17 mi away
- RBD · Dallas Executive Airport18 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is NEW from DFW?
The flight distance from New Orleans (NEW) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) is 458 miles (736 km, 398 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from NEW to DFW?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 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 NEW to DFW?
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