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TIK to MSY: distance & flight time
Oklahoma City (Tinker Air Force Base) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
558 mi
899 km · 485 nm
1h 41m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
558 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 41m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- TIK — Tinker Air Force Base · Oklahoma City, 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 TIK
- OKC · Will Rogers World Airport12 mi away
- PWA · Wiley Post Airport17 mi away
- CUH · Cushing Municipal Airport51 mi away
- SWO · Stillwater Regional Airport54 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 TIK from MSY?
The flight distance from Oklahoma City (TIK) to New Orleans (MSY) is 558 miles (899 km, 485 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TIK to MSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 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 cheapest way to fly from TIK to MSY?
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