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OZR to NEW: distance & flight time
Fort Rucker/Ozark (Cairns AAF (Fort Rucker) Air Field) → New Orleans (Lakefront Airport)
270 mi
435 km · 235 nm
1h 11m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
270 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 11m 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
- OZR — Cairns AAF (Fort Rucker) Air Field · Fort Rucker/Ozark, United States
- NEW — Lakefront Airport · New Orleans, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near OZR
- ETS · Enterprise Municipal Airport11 mi away
- DHN · Dothan Regional Airport16 mi away
- TOI · Troy Municipal Airport at N Kenneth Campbell Field44 mi away
- EUF · Weedon Field58 mi away
Near NEW
Frequently asked questions
How far is OZR from NEW?
The flight distance from Fort Rucker/Ozark (OZR) to New Orleans (NEW) is 270 miles (435 km, 235 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from OZR to NEW?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 11m 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 OZR to NEW?
Nonstop service on OZR–NEW 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 11m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from OZR to NEW?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on OZR–NEW that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some OZR to NEW fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain OZR–NEW 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.