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NEW to FAR: distance & flight time
New Orleans (Lakefront Airport) → Fargo (Hector International Airport)
1,221 mi
1,966 km · 1,061 nm
3h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
1,221 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 7m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- FAR — Hector International Airport · Fargo, 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 FAR
- GFK · Grand Forks International Airport73 mi away
- RDR · Grand Forks Air Force Base77 mi away
- TVF · Thief River Falls Regional Airport84 mi away
- JMS · Jamestown Regional Airport88 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is NEW from FAR?
The flight distance from New Orleans (NEW) to Fargo (FAR) is 1,221 miles (1,966 km, 1,061 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from NEW to FAR?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 7m 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 FAR?
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