# Distance from Baltimore (BWI) to New Orleans (MSY)

> 1,607 km · estimated flight time 3h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 1,607 km / 998 mi / 868 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 3h
- **Heading**: 235° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 47° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: Domestic (United States)
- **Time difference**: -1h (When it's 23:46 in Baltimore, it's 22:46 in New Orleans)
- **Elevation difference**: 140 ft (MSY is lower than BWI)

## Airports

### [Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bwi-baltimore-baltimorewashington-international-thurgood-marshall-airport/1ef266df-11dd-6712-b7b5-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Baltimore, United States
- ICAO: KBWI
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 39.180000, -76.670000
- Elevation: 143 ft

### [Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/msy-new-orleans-louis-armstrong-new-orleans-international-airport/1ef266df-2c5d-6db2-8bc0-06bb2780ed98)

- City: New Orleans, United States
- ICAO: KMSY
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 29.990000, -90.260000
- Elevation: 4 ft

## Route notes

This is a medium-haul route that may be operated by either narrow-body or wide-body aircraft depending on demand. Passengers can expect a meal service on most carriers.

Time-zone information: When it's 23:46 in Baltimore, it's 22:46 in New Orleans.

## Related

- [Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bwi-baltimore-baltimorewashington-international-thurgood-marshall-airport/1ef266df-11dd-6712-b7b5-06bb2780ed98)
- [Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/msy-new-orleans-louis-armstrong-new-orleans-international-airport/1ef266df-2c5d-6db2-8bc0-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)