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PIT to MSY: distance & flight time
Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh International Airport) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
919 mi
1,478 km · 798 nm
2h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
919 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 28m 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
- PIT — Pittsburgh International Airport · Pittsburgh, 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 PIT
- AGC · Allegheny County Airport19 mi away
- BFP · Beaver County Airport21 mi away
- HLG · Wheeling Ohio County Airport31 mi away
- LBE · Arnold Palmer Regional Airport46 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 PIT from MSY?
The flight distance from Pittsburgh (PIT) to New Orleans (MSY) is 919 miles (1,478 km, 798 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PIT to MSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 28m 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 Pittsburgh and New Orleans?
New Orleans is 1 hour behind Pittsburgh.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PIT to MSY?
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