Jonesboro, Arkansas

Private charter · MSY → JBR

New Orleans to Jonesboro

404 miles, about 2 hr 20 min in a Cirrus SR20. One price for the whole airplane.

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The trip

New Orleans to Jonesboro, door to door faster.

Trade about 9 hours on the road for about 2 hr 20 min in the air. Littlebird flies you direct from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport in New Orleans to Jonesboro Municipal Airport in Jonesboro, 404 miles in a Cirrus SR20. You get the whole airplane for one price, with every fee and tax shown before you book.

Distance
404 mi
Flight
2 hr 20 min
Driving
9 hours
Passengers
Up to 5
MSYNew OrleansJBRJonesboro
MSY → JBR404 miles direct

Flight time by aircraft

  • Cirrus SR20 · up to 3 passengers2 hr 20 min
  • Cirrus Vision Jet · up to 5 passengers1 hr 15 min

Planned times in the air. Your quote shows exact departure and arrival times.

Departing New Orleans

Airports in New Orleans

  • MSY

    Major airport

    Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport

    New Orleans · KMSY

    From downtown
    11 mi
    Longest runway
    10,104 ft

  • NEW

    Commercial airport

    Lakefront Airport

    New Orleans · KNEW

    From downtown
    5 mi
    Longest runway
    6,879 ft

  • BCS

    Regional airport

    Southern Seaplane Airport

    Belle Chasse

    From downtown
    8 mi
    Longest runway
    3,200 ft

  • KASD

    Regional airport

    Slidell Airport

    Slidell

    From downtown
    30 mi
    Longest runway
    5,002 ft

Arriving Jonesboro

Airports in Jonesboro

  • JBR

    Commercial airport

    Jonesboro Municipal Airport

    Jonesboro · KJBR

    From downtown
    2 mi
    Longest runway
    6,200 ft

  • PGR

    Regional airport

    Kirk Field

    Paragould · KPGR

    From downtown
    19 mi
    Longest runway
    4,500 ft

  • ARG

    Regional airport

    Walnut Ridge Regional Airport

    Walnut Ridge · KARG

    From downtown
    25 mi
    Longest runway
    6,001 ft

  • MXA

    Regional airport

    Manila Municipal Airport

    Manila · KMXA

    From downtown
    30 mi
    Longest runway
    4,201 ft

  • K6M8

    Regional airport

    Marked Tree Municipal Airport

    Marked Tree

    From downtown
    25 mi
    Longest runway
    3,200 ft

When you land

Things to do in Jonesboro

Jonesboro sits atop Crowley’s Ridge, a narrow band of hills rising above the flat farmland of the Arkansas Delta, and serves as the business, medical and educational center for northeast Arkansas. Arkansas State University, home of the Red Wolves, is the city’s largest institution, and two regional hospital systems, St. Bernards and NEA Baptist, draw patients from across the region. Agriculture drives the surrounding economy, with rice, soybeans and cotton grown on vast farms nearby, while manufacturers such as Hytrol, a conveyor maker, and food processing plants add industrial jobs.

  1. 01

    Arkansas State University

    The campus hosts Red Wolves football and basketball, the ASU Museum with regional history exhibits, and Fowler Center for performing and visual arts.

  2. 02

    Craighead Forest Park

    This large city park around a lake offers fishing, paddling, trails, playgrounds and a scenic drive through the hardwood forests of Crowley’s Ridge.

  3. 03

    Forrest L. Wood Crowley’s Ridge Nature Center

    Exhibits and trails explain the geology and ecology of Crowley’s Ridge, the unusual hilly formation that rises above the surrounding Delta.

  4. 04

    Crowley’s Ridge State Park

    Near Paragould, the park features Civilian Conservation Corps-built log and stone structures, two lakes, hiking trails and a swimming beach.

  5. 05

    Johnny Cash Boyhood Home

    In Dyess, about an hour away, the restored farmhouse where Cash grew up and the colony’s administration building tell the story of a New Deal farm community.

  6. 06

    Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum

    In Piggott, northeast of Jonesboro, the home and barn studio where Ernest Hemingway wrote part of A Farewell to Arms are open for tours.

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Questions

New Orleans to Jonesboro flights

How long is a private flight from New Orleans to Jonesboro?

About 2 hr 20 min in a Cirrus SR20, for 404 miles direct. Driving the same trip takes about 9 hours.

Which airports do flights from New Orleans to Jonesboro use?

You can depart from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY), Lakefront Airport (NEW), or Southern Seaplane Airport (BCS) and arrive at Jonesboro Municipal Airport (JBR), Kirk Field (PGR), or Walnut Ridge Regional Airport (ARG). Pick whichever is closest to where you're starting and where you're headed.

How much does a private charter from New Orleans to Jonesboro cost?

The price depends on the date, departure time, aircraft and where the airplane is positioned. Enter your trip above to see an instant price for the whole airplane, with every tax and fee included.

Can I book a round trip between New Orleans and Jonesboro?

Yes. Choose round trip when you search, and pick your return date and time. Flights from Jonesboro back to New Orleans are priced the same way.

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