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NEW to DRI: distance & flight time
New Orleans (Lakefront Airport) → Deridder (Beauregard Regional Airport)
205 mi
329 km · 178 nm
1h
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
205 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h gate to gate, flying west. 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
- DRI — Beauregard Regional Airport · Deridder, 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 DRI
- POE · Polk Army Air Field17 mi away
- JAS · Jasper County Airport-Bell Field41 mi away
- LCH · Lake Charles Regional Airport49 mi away
- AEX · Alexandria International Airport58 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is NEW from DRI?
The flight distance from New Orleans (NEW) to Deridder (DRI) is 205 miles (329 km, 178 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from NEW to DRI?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 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 DRI?
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