Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
PEA to MSY: distance & flight time
Penneshaw (Penneshaw Airport) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
9,638 mi
15,511 km · 8,376 nm
19h 22m
estimated nonstop flight time
-14.5h
time difference · heading east
See live PEA→MSY fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
9,638 miles nonstop takes roughly 19h 22m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 14.5-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- PEA — Penneshaw Airport · Penneshaw, Australia
- 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.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near PEA
- KGC · Kingscote Airport25 mi away
- ADL · Adelaide International Airport65 mi away
- PLO · Port Lincoln Airport142 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 PEA from MSY?
The flight distance from Penneshaw (PEA) to New Orleans (MSY) is 9,638 miles (15,511 km, 8,376 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PEA to MSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 19h 22m 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 Penneshaw and New Orleans?
New Orleans is 14.5 hours behind Penneshaw.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PEA to MSY?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on PEA–MSY that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.