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SCE to MSY: distance & flight time
State College Pennsylvania (University Park Airport) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
1,023 mi
1,646 km · 889 nm
2h 41m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
1,023 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 41m 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
- SCE — University Park Airport · State College Pennsylvania, 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 SCE
- LHV · William T. Piper Memorial Airport30 mi away
- AOO · Altoona Blair County Airport46 mi away
- IPT · Williamsport Regional Airport55 mi away
- DUJ · DuBois Regional Airport59 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 SCE from MSY?
The flight distance from State College Pennsylvania (SCE) to New Orleans (MSY) is 1,023 miles (1,646 km, 889 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SCE to MSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 41m 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 State College Pennsylvania and New Orleans?
New Orleans is 1 hour behind State College Pennsylvania.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SCE to MSY?
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