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PDK to MSY: distance & flight time
Atlanta (DeKalb Peachtree Airport) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
440 mi
708 km · 383 nm
1h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
440 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 25m 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
- PDK — DeKalb Peachtree Airport · Atlanta, 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 PDK
- ATL · Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport18 mi away
- MGE · Dobbins Air Reserve Base13 mi away
- FTY · Fulton County Airport Brown Field14 mi away
- LZU · Gwinnett County Briscoe Field21 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 PDK from MSY?
The flight distance from Atlanta (PDK) to New Orleans (MSY) is 440 miles (708 km, 383 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PDK to MSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 25m 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 Atlanta and New Orleans?
New Orleans is 1 hour behind Atlanta.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PDK to MSY?
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