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NEW to LIY: distance & flight time
New Orleans (Lakefront Airport) → Wright (Wright AAF (Fort Stewart)/Midcoast Regional Airport)
517 mi
833 km · 450 nm
1h 35m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
517 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 35m 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
- LIY — Wright AAF (Fort Stewart)/Midcoast Regional Airport · Wright, 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 LIY
- SVN · Hunter Army Air Field26 mi away
- SAV · Savannah Hilton Head International Airport27 mi away
- TBR · Statesboro Bulloch County Airport42 mi away
- BQK · Brunswick Golden Isles Airport44 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is NEW from LIY?
The flight distance from New Orleans (NEW) to Wright (LIY) is 517 miles (833 km, 450 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from NEW to LIY?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 35m 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 LIY?
Nonstop service on NEW–LIY 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 35m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between New Orleans and Wright?
Wright is 1 hour ahead of New Orleans.
What is the cheapest way to fly from NEW to LIY?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on NEW–LIY that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some NEW to LIY fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain NEW–LIY 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.