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ORL to MSY: distance & flight time
Orlando (Orlando Executive Airport) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
547 mi
880 km · 475 nm
1h 39m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
547 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 39m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- ORL — Orlando Executive Airport · Orlando, 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 ORL
- MCO · Orlando International Airport8 mi away
- SFB · Orlando Sanford International Airport17 mi away
- ISM · Kissimmee Gateway Airport19 mi away
- TIX · Space Coast Regional Airport32 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 ORL from MSY?
The flight distance from Orlando (ORL) to New Orleans (MSY) is 547 miles (880 km, 475 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ORL to MSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 39m 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 ORL to MSY?
Nonstop service on ORL–MSY 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 1h 39m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Orlando and New Orleans?
New Orleans is 1 hour behind Orlando.
What is the cheapest way to fly from ORL to MSY?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on ORL–MSY that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some ORL to MSY fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain ORL–MSY 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.