Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
SPG to NEW: distance & flight time
St. Petersburg (Albert Whitted Airport) → New Orleans (Lakefront Airport)
474 mi
763 km · 412 nm
1h 30m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading west
See live SPG→NEW fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
474 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 30m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- SPG — Albert Whitted Airport · St. Petersburg, United States
- NEW — Lakefront 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
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near SPG
- TPA · Tampa International Airport16 mi away
- MCF · Mac Dill Air Force Base9 mi away
- PIE · St Petersburg Clearwater International Airport11 mi away
- TPF · Peter O Knight Airport15 mi away
Near NEW
Frequently asked questions
How far is SPG from NEW?
The flight distance from St. Petersburg (SPG) to New Orleans (NEW) is 474 miles (763 km, 412 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SPG to NEW?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 30m 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 St. Petersburg and New Orleans?
New Orleans is 1 hour behind St. Petersburg.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SPG to NEW?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SPG–NEW that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.