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PBR to NEW: distance & flight time
Puerto Barrios (Puerto Barrios Airport) → New Orleans (Lakefront Airport)
993 mi
1,598 km · 863 nm
2h 38m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
993 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 38m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- PBR — Puerto Barrios Airport · Puerto Barrios, Guatemala
- NEW — Lakefront 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 PBR
- SAP · Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport48 mi away
- TEA · Tela Airport74 mi away
- XPL · Coronel Enrique Soto Cano Air Base113 mi away
- LCE · Goloson International Airport115 mi away
Near NEW
Frequently asked questions
How far is PBR from NEW?
The flight distance from Puerto Barrios (PBR) to New Orleans (NEW) is 993 miles (1,598 km, 863 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PBR to NEW?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 38m 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 Puerto Barrios and New Orleans?
New Orleans is 1 hour ahead of Puerto Barrios.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PBR to NEW?
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