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SSC to MSY: distance & flight time
Sumter (Shaw Air Force Base) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
636 mi
1,023 km · 552 nm
1h 51m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
636 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 51m 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
- SSC — Shaw Air Force Base · Sumter, 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 SSC
- MMT · Mc Entire Joint National Guard Base19 mi away
- CDN · Woodward Field22 mi away
- CUB · Jim Hamilton L.B. Owens Airport30 mi away
- HVS · Hartsville Regional Airport36 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 SSC from MSY?
The flight distance from Sumter (SSC) to New Orleans (MSY) is 636 miles (1,023 km, 552 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SSC to MSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 51m 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 Sumter and New Orleans?
New Orleans is 1 hour behind Sumter.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SSC to MSY?
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