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RWI to MSY: distance & flight time
Rocky Mount (Rocky Mount Wilson Regional Airport) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
823 mi
1,324 km · 715 nm
2h 15m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
823 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 15m 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
- RWI — Rocky Mount Wilson Regional Airport · Rocky Mount, 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 RWI
- PGV · Pitt Greenville Airport32 mi away
- GSB · Seymour Johnson Air Force Base36 mi away
- ISO · Kinston Regional Jetport At Stallings Field40 mi away
- RDU · Raleigh Durham International Airport50 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 RWI from MSY?
The flight distance from Rocky Mount (RWI) to New Orleans (MSY) is 823 miles (1,324 km, 715 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RWI to MSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 15m 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 Rocky Mount and New Orleans?
New Orleans is 1 hour behind Rocky Mount.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RWI to MSY?
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