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OXC to MSY: distance & flight time
Oxford (Waterbury Oxford Airport) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
1,242 mi
1,998 km · 1,079 nm
3h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
1,242 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 10m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- OXC — Waterbury Oxford Airport · Oxford, 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 OXC
- DXR · Danbury Municipal Airport19 mi away
- HVN · Tweed New Haven Airport20 mi away
- BDR · Igor I Sikorsky Memorial Airport22 mi away
- LGA · La Guardia Airport62 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 OXC from MSY?
The flight distance from Oxford (OXC) to New Orleans (MSY) is 1,242 miles (1,998 km, 1,079 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from OXC to MSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 10m 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 time difference between Oxford and New Orleans?
New Orleans is 1 hour behind Oxford.
What is the cheapest way to fly from OXC to MSY?
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