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SMD to MSY: distance & flight time
Fort Wayne IN (Smith Field) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
822 mi
1,322 km · 714 nm
2h 15m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
822 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 15m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- SMD — Smith Field · Fort Wayne IN, 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 SMD
- FWA · Fort Wayne International Airport12 mi away
- ANQ · Tri State Steuben County Airport34 mi away
- EKI · Elkhart Municipal Airport59 mi away
- GUS · Grissom Air Reserve Base62 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 SMD from MSY?
The flight distance from Fort Wayne IN (SMD) to New Orleans (MSY) is 822 miles (1,322 km, 714 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SMD 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 Fort Wayne IN and New Orleans?
New Orleans is 1 hour behind Fort Wayne IN.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SMD to MSY?
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