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NEW to MSY: distance & flight time
New Orleans (Lakefront Airport) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
14 mi
23 km · 12 nm
30m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
14 miles nonstop takes roughly 30m 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
- MSY — Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport · New Orleans, 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 MSY
- NEW · Lakefront Airport14 mi away
- NBG · New Orleans NAS JRB/Alvin Callender Field18 mi away
- BTR · Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport65 mi away
- GPT · Gulfport Biloxi International Airport76 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is NEW from MSY?
The flight distance from New Orleans (NEW) to New Orleans (MSY) is 14 miles (23 km, 12 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from NEW to MSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 30m 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 MSY?
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