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NSE to MSY: distance & flight time
Milton (Whiting Field Naval Air Station - North) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
199 mi
321 km · 173 nm
59m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
199 miles nonstop takes roughly 59m 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
- NSE — Whiting Field Naval Air Station - North · Milton, 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 NSE
- PNS · Pensacola Regional Airport20 mi away
- CEW · Bob Sikes Airport30 mi away
- EGI · Duke Field30 mi away
- NPA · Pensacola Naval Air Station/Forrest Sherman Field31 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 NSE from MSY?
The flight distance from Milton (NSE) to New Orleans (MSY) is 199 miles (321 km, 173 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from NSE to MSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 59m 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 NSE to MSY?
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