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SME to MSY: distance & flight time
Somerset (Lake Cumberland Regional Airport) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
586 mi
943 km · 509 nm
1h 44m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
586 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 44m 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
- SME — Lake Cumberland Regional Airport · Somerset, 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.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near SME
- LOZ · London-Corbin Airport/Magee Field29 mi away
- LEX · Blue Grass Airport68 mi away
- GLW · Glasgow Municipal Airport74 mi away
- FFT · Capital City Airport80 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 SME from MSY?
The flight distance from Somerset (SME) to New Orleans (MSY) is 586 miles (943 km, 509 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SME to MSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 44m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from SME to MSY?
Nonstop service on SME–MSY depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 44m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Somerset and New Orleans?
New Orleans is 1 hour behind Somerset.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SME to MSY?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SME–MSY that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SME to MSY fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SME–MSY tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.