The flight time from Los Angeles to New Orleans is 3 hours, 32 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves LAX Los Angeles, CA 1 minute early.
14 minutes taxiing out
3 hours, 10 minutes in the air
5 minutes taxiing in
Arrives MSY New Orleans, LA 7 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Delta
88%
Southwest
83%
Spirit
83%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Los Angeles to New Orleans is 3 hours, 32 minutes. The time spent in the air is 3 hours, 10 minutes.

The flight distance from Los Angeles to New Orleans is 1670 Miles.

Reverse Journey

New Orleans to Los Angeles
4 hours, 7 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
3h 31m
Spirit
3h 31m
Delta
3h 32m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM1h2h3h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

30

Distance

1670 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

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Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Delta
17
Southwest
6
Spirit
6

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Los Angeles from New Orleans by plane?

The distance from Los Angeles to New Orleans by plane is 1670 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Los Angeles to New Orleans?

The flight time from Los Angeles to New Orleans is 3 hours, 32 minutes. The time spent in the air is 3 hours, 10 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 3 hours, 31 minutes, and Delta the slowest taking 3 hours, 32 minutes.

What airlines fly from Los Angeles to New Orleans?

Southwest, Delta, and Spirit are the airlines with direct flights from Los Angeles to New Orleans.

Does Southwest fly from Los Angeles to New Orleans?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Los Angeles (LAX) to New Orleans (MSY). On average, they have 6 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 Los Angeles 1 minute early
Taxi Out Time 14 minutes
In the Air 190 minutes
Taxiing In 5 minutes
Arrives New Orleans 7 minutes early

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 Los Angeles to New Orleans, Southwest is 83% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 83% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Delta 88% 11% 1%
Southwest 83% 17% 0%
Spirit 83% 16% 1%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Los Angeles 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 14 191 4 211
Spirit 13 191 5 211
Delta 15 190 5 212

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
9am 0.34
4pm 0.15
2pm 0.01
6pm 0.98
1pm 0.2
7am 0.77
5am 0.01
5pm 0.42
7pm 0.01
3pm 0.02
11am 0.18
10am 0.43
6am 0.05
12pm 0.5
8am 0.25

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Los Angeles 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 134
February 115
March 135
April 132
May 135
June 137
July 133
August 131
September 133
October 137
November 127
December 137

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Los Angeles 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 4.65
Tuesday 3.98
Wednesday 4.02
Thursday 4.77
Friday 4.79
Saturday 3.38
Sunday 4.9

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
Delta 0
Southwest 0
Spirit 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)
9am 14 193 5 215
4pm 13 191 6 211
2pm 11 190 3 206
6pm 13 193 5 211
1pm 16 194 6 220
7am 15 189 5 212
5am 15 192 5 212
5pm 17 186 4 209
7pm 12 186 5 204
3pm 12 190 7 211
11am 15 188 5 209
10am 15 193 5 215
6am 18 195 5 216
12pm 14 188 5 210
8am 18 187 4 209
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.