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NEW to MFE: distance & flight time
New Orleans (Lakefront Airport) → Mcallen (Mc Allen Miller International Airport)
567 mi
912 km · 493 nm
1h 42m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
567 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 42m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- MFE — Mc Allen Miller International Airport · Mcallen, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Frequently asked questions
How far is NEW from MFE?
The flight distance from New Orleans (NEW) to Mcallen (MFE) is 567 miles (912 km, 493 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from NEW to MFE?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 42m 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 MFE?
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