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NEW to PIT: distance & flight time
New Orleans (Lakefront Airport) → Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh International Airport)
908 mi
1,461 km · 789 nm
2h 26m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
908 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 26m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- PIT — Pittsburgh International Airport · Pittsburgh, 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 PIT
- AGC · Allegheny County Airport19 mi away
- BFP · Beaver County Airport21 mi away
- HLG · Wheeling Ohio County Airport31 mi away
- LBE · Arnold Palmer Regional Airport46 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is NEW from PIT?
The flight distance from New Orleans (NEW) to Pittsburgh (PIT) is 908 miles (1,461 km, 789 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from NEW to PIT?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 26m 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 PIT?
Nonstop service on NEW–PIT 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 2h 26m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between New Orleans and Pittsburgh?
Pittsburgh is 1 hour ahead of New Orleans.
What is the cheapest way to fly from NEW to PIT?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on NEW–PIT that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some NEW to PIT fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain NEW–PIT 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.