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NEW to SPS: distance & flight time
New Orleans (Lakefront Airport) → Wichita Falls (Sheppard Air Force Base-Wichita Falls Municipal Airport)
566 mi
910 km · 491 nm
1h 42m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
566 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 42m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- SPS — Sheppard Air Force Base-Wichita Falls Municipal Airport · Wichita Falls, 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 SPS
- LAW · Lawton Fort Sill Regional Airport40 mi away
- DUC · Halliburton Field45 mi away
- FSI · Henry Post Army Air Field (Fort Sill)46 mi away
- LTS · Altus Air Force Base64 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is NEW from SPS?
The flight distance from New Orleans (NEW) to Wichita Falls (SPS) is 566 miles (910 km, 491 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from NEW to SPS?
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 SPS?
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