The flight time from Baltimore to New Orleans is 2 hours, 39 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves BWI Baltimore, MD 5 minutes late.
13 minutes taxiing out
2 hours, 21 minutes in the air
4 minutes taxiing in
Arrives MSY New Orleans, LA 1 minute late.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Southwest
77%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Baltimore to New Orleans is 2 hours, 39 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 21 minutes.

The flight distance from Baltimore to New Orleans is 998 Miles.

Reverse Journey

New Orleans to Baltimore
2 hours, 20 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
2h 39m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM1h2h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

16

Distance

998 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0123

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Southwest
16

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Baltimore from New Orleans by plane?

The distance from Baltimore to New Orleans by plane is 998 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Baltimore to New Orleans?

The flight time from Baltimore to New Orleans is 2 hours, 39 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 21 minutes. These numbers are averages.

What airlines fly from Baltimore to New Orleans?

Southwest is the only airline with direct flights from Baltimore to New Orleans.

Does Southwest fly from Baltimore to New Orleans?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Baltimore (BWI) to New Orleans (MSY). On average, they have 16 flights per week on this route. This may vary seasonally, please check the chart above for more details.

Tables and Explanations

Data Source

Our information is computed from the latest available data from the US Department of Transportation.

Average Timeline Timeline Chart

The average timeline contains the median time a flight spends in 3 stages. The first of these three stages is taxiing out which includes the time from the flight leaving the gate to taking off. The second stage is in the air, which includes the time spent from the flight leaving the ground to touching back down at the end of it's journey. The last stage is taxiing in, which is from when the flight touches down to the flight arriving at it's gate.

The average timeline also estimates on average of when the flight will leave and arrive relative to it's stated departure time.

Leaves Baltimore 5 minutes late
Taxi Out Time 13 minutes
In the Air 141 minutes
Taxiing In 4 minutes
Arrives New Orleans 1 minute late

Flight Reliability Reliability Chart

The reliability of an airline measures how often the airline's flights on this route are cancelled or delayed more than 20 minutes. For example, from Baltimore to New Orleans, Southwest is 77% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 77% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Southwest 77% 23% 0%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Baltimore and New Orleans, this is due to different operational factors on the ground, as well as scheduling of planes. Each airline's flight time is split into three stages which are described above in the "Average Timeline" section. There are also miscellaneous operational issues which are included in the below total but are not accounted for in one of the three stages.

Airline Taxiing Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxiing In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
Southwest 13 141 4 159

Flights By Time of Day Flight Time By Day Chart

This one is pretty self explanatory, it represents the number of flights that leave the gate in a given hour of the day. The tricky thing here is that this is normally not a whole number since it is an average over 52 weeks. Partial numbers may indicate that a flight may be seasonal or may take off at different times due to different operational factors.

Time Count
11am 0.07
9pm 0.16
7am 0.04
12pm 0.05
8pm 0.21
9am 0.27
6pm 0.12
8am 0.55
5pm 0.05
4pm 0.07
10am 0.12
1pm 0.04
2pm 0.07
7pm 0.42
6am 0.04
3pm 0.02

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Baltimore to New Orleans that take off in a given month of the year. This number changes because some flights are seasonal, and almost all flights have uneven demand througout the year.

Month Count
January 66
February 60
March 65
April 62
May 68
June 83
July 73
August 64
September 59
October 92
November 71
December 75

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Baltimore to New Orleans that take off on a given day of the week. Some routes only have enough demand to sustain a few trips a week, while others have many flights a day. This number is also an average across the year, and hence may not be a whole number.

Day Count
Monday 2.23
Tuesday 2.13
Wednesday 2.13
Thursday 2.19
Friday 2.23
Saturday 2.23
Sunday 2.96

Flight per Airline (per Week) Flights By Airline Chart

How many times an airline flies this route in a week. Different factors play into how often a carrier chooses to fly a given route including it's need to connect disparate routes, and demand.

Airline Flights per Week
Southwest 0

Flight Time By Time of Day Flight Time by Time of Day Chart

The total flight time varies by each hour of the day due to factors such as airport traffic. More flights leaving an airport may cause higher taxi in or taxi out times. See the description of the average timeline above for a deeper discussion of each of these times.

Time Taxi Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxi In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
11am 12 135 4 151
9pm 11 138 4 155
7am 12 154 4 168
12pm 12 145 4 166
8pm 11 147 4 162
9am 12 137 4 155
6pm 12 138 4 158
8am 15 144 4 166
5pm 14 142 5 166
4pm 12 133 4 152
10am 15 135 4 153
1pm 14 136 5 161
2pm 11 142 4 158
7pm 13 140 4 159
6am 12 134 5 152
3pm 12 147 5 166
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.