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NEW to PAH: distance & flight time
New Orleans (Lakefront Airport) → PADUCAH (Barkley Regional Airport)
490 mi
789 km · 426 nm
1h 32m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
490 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 32m 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
- PAH — Barkley Regional Airport · PADUCAH, 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 PAH
- CGI · Cape Girardeau Regional Airport45 mi away
- SIK · Sikeston Memorial Municipal Airport45 mi away
- MWA · Williamson County Regional Airport50 mi away
- MDH · Southern Illinois Airport56 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is NEW from PAH?
The flight distance from New Orleans (NEW) to PADUCAH (PAH) is 490 miles (789 km, 426 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from NEW to PAH?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 32m 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 PAH?
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