# Distance from Detroit (DTW) to New Orleans (MSY)

> 1,493 km · estimated flight time 3h · Short-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 1,493 km / 927 mi / 806 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 3h
- **Heading**: 207° (south southwest)
- **Return heading**: 23° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Short-haul
- **Type**: Domestic (United States)
- **Time difference**: -1h (When it's 00:35 in Detroit, it's 23:35 in New Orleans)
- **Elevation difference**: 642 ft (MSY is lower than DTW)

## Airports

### [Detroit Metro Wayne County Airport (DTW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dtw-detroit-detroit-metro-wayne-county-airport/1ef266df-17dd-690a-88d4-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Detroit, United States
- ICAO: KDTW
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 42.210000, -83.350000
- Elevation: 645 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 short-haul route typically served by narrow-body aircraft such as the Boeing 737 or Airbus A320 family. In-flight service is usually limited to drinks and light snacks.

Time-zone information: When it's 00:35 in Detroit, it's 23:35 in New Orleans.

## Related

- [Detroit Metro Wayne County Airport (DTW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dtw-detroit-detroit-metro-wayne-county-airport/1ef266df-17dd-690a-88d4-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)