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NEW to FXE: distance & flight time
New Orleans (Lakefront Airport) → Fort Lauderdale (Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport)
656 mi
1,057 km · 570 nm
1h 54m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
656 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 54m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- NEW — Lakefront Airport · New Orleans, United States
- FXE — Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport · Fort Lauderdale, 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 FXE
- FLL · Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport9 mi away
- MIA · Miami International Airport29 mi away
- PPM · Pompano Beach Airpark5 mi away
- BCT · Boca Raton Airport13 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is NEW from FXE?
The flight distance from New Orleans (NEW) to Fort Lauderdale (FXE) is 656 miles (1,057 km, 570 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from NEW to FXE?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 54m 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 FXE?
Nonstop service on NEW–FXE 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 1h 54m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between New Orleans and Fort Lauderdale?
Fort Lauderdale is 1 hour ahead of New Orleans.
What is the cheapest way to fly from NEW to FXE?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on NEW–FXE that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some NEW to FXE fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain NEW–FXE 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.