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RAL to MSY: distance & flight time
Riverside (Riverside Municipal Airport) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
1,612 mi
2,594 km · 1,401 nm
3h 38m
estimated nonstop flight time
+2h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
1,612 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 38m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- RAL — Riverside Municipal Airport · Riverside, 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 RAL
- ONT · Ontario International Airport11 mi away
- CNO · Chino Airport11 mi away
- RIV · March ARB Airport12 mi away
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport55 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 RAL from MSY?
The flight distance from Riverside (RAL) to New Orleans (MSY) is 1,612 miles (2,594 km, 1,401 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RAL to MSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 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 Riverside and New Orleans?
New Orleans is 2 hours ahead of Riverside.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RAL to MSY?
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