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NPA to NBG: distance & flight time
Pensacola (Pensacola Naval Air Station/Forrest Sherman Field) → New Orleans (New Orleans NAS JRB/Alvin Callender Field)
166 mi
268 km · 145 nm
54m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
166 miles nonstop takes roughly 54m 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
- NPA — Pensacola Naval Air Station/Forrest Sherman Field · Pensacola, United States
- NBG — New Orleans NAS JRB/Alvin Callender Field · 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 NPA
- PNS · Pensacola Regional Airport11 mi away
- GUF · Jack Edwards Airport21 mi away
- NSE · Whiting Field Naval Air Station - North31 mi away
- BFM · Mobile Downtown Airport48 mi away
Near NBG
- NEW · Lakefront Airport15 mi away
- MSY · Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport18 mi away
- GPT · Gulfport Biloxi International Airport70 mi away
- BIX · Keesler Air Force Base78 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is NPA from NBG?
The flight distance from Pensacola (NPA) to New Orleans (NBG) is 166 miles (268 km, 145 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from NPA to NBG?
A nonstop flight takes about 54m 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 NPA to NBG?
Nonstop service on NPA–NBG 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 54m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from NPA to NBG?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on NPA–NBG that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some NPA to NBG fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain NPA–NBG 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.