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NQI to MSY: distance & flight time
Kingsville (Kingsville Naval Air Station) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
489 mi
786 km · 424 nm
1h 32m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
489 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 32m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- NQI — Kingsville Naval Air Station · Kingsville, 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 NQI
- ALI · Alice International Airport21 mi away
- CRP · Corpus Christi International Airport26 mi away
- RKP · Aransas County Airport62 mi away
- HRL · Valley International Airport89 mi away
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 NQI from MSY?
The flight distance from Kingsville (NQI) to New Orleans (MSY) is 489 miles (786 km, 424 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from NQI to MSY?
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 NQI to MSY?
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