Nonstop flight route between Pine Bluff, Arkansas, United States and New Orleans, Louisiana, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Grider Field (PBF), Pine Bluff, Arkansas, United States and Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY), New Orleans, Louisiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 305 miles (or 491 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the relatively short distance between Grider Field and Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PBF / KPBF |
| Airport Name: | Grider Field |
| Location: | Pine Bluff, Arkansas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°10'27"N by 91°56'8"W |
| Area Served: | Pine Bluff, Arkansas |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Pine Bluff |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 206 feet (63 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PBF |
| More Information: | PBF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MSY / KMSY |
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| Location: | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°59'35"N by 90°15'29"W |
| Area Served: | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Operator/Owner: | City of New Orleans |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4 feet (1 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MSY |
| More Information: | MSY Maps & Info |
Facts about Grider Field (PBF):
- Because of Grider Field's relatively low elevation of 206 feet, planes can take off or land at Grider Field at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- Grider Field (PBF) currently has only 1 runway.
- Grider Field covers an area of 750 acres at an elevation of 206 feet above mean sea level.
- The closest airport to Grider Field (PBF) is Stuttgart Municipal Airport (SGT), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) NE of PBF.
- The furthest airport from Grider Field (PBF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,894 miles (17,532 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY):
- The furthest airport from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,125 miles (17,905 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- A number of airlines scheduled large passenger jets into New Orleans in the past.
- Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) has 2 runways.
- Plans for Moisant Field began in 1940, as evidence mounted that New Orleans' older Shushan Airport was too small.
- Because of Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport's relatively low elevation of 4 feet, planes can take off or land at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- In addition to being known as "Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport", another name for MSY is "Moisant Field".
- The closest airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) is Lakefront Airport (NEW), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) ENE of MSY.
- In 1969 Braniff International Airways started direct Boeing 707-320 jet service twice a week to Hawaii.
