The flight time from New Orleans to Atlanta is 1 hour, 22 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves MSY New Orleans, LA 1 minute early.
13 minutes taxiing out
1 hour in the air
8 minutes taxiing in
Arrives ATL Atlanta, GA 6 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Delta
87%
Southwest
85%
Spirit
84%
Frontier
75%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from New Orleans to Atlanta is 1 hour, 22 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour.

The flight distance from New Orleans to Atlanta is 425 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Atlanta to New Orleans
1 hour, 29 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
1h 20m
Delta
1h 23m
Spirit
1h 24m
Frontier
1h 29m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 30m1h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

88

Distance

425 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0510

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Delta
59
Southwest
19
Spirit
8
Frontier
1

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is New Orleans from Atlanta by plane?

The distance from New Orleans to Atlanta by plane is 425 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from New Orleans to Atlanta?

The flight time from New Orleans to Atlanta is 1 hour, 22 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 1 hour, 20 minutes, and Frontier the slowest taking 1 hour, 29 minutes.

What airlines fly from New Orleans to Atlanta?

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

Does Southwest fly from New Orleans to Atlanta?

Yes! Southwest does fly from New Orleans (MSY) to Atlanta (ATL). On average, they have 19 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 New Orleans 1 minute early
Taxi Out Time 13 minutes
In the Air 60 minutes
Taxiing In 8 minutes
Arrives Atlanta 6 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 New Orleans to Atlanta, Southwest is 85% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 85% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Delta 87% 12% 1%
Southwest 85% 15% 0%
Spirit 84% 16% 0%
Frontier 75% 19% 6%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between New Orleans and Atlanta, 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 11 61 7 80
Delta 13 60 8 83
Spirit 12 60 10 84
Frontier 14 60 11 89

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
9pm 0.13
3pm 0.88
9am 0.68
11am 0.91
8pm 0.17
6am 1.15
12pm 0.67
2pm 0.51
4pm 0.28
10pm 0.03
7am 0.93
6pm 1.17
7pm 0.82
8am 0.39
1pm 0.73
5pm 0.88
10am 0.92
5am 1.19

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from New Orleans to Atlanta 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 381
February 393
March 413
April 397
May 389
June 371
July 369
August 364
September 348
October 393
November 371
December 405

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from New Orleans to Atlanta 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 13.31
Tuesday 12.06
Wednesday 11.87
Thursday 13.54
Friday 13.21
Saturday 11
Sunday 13.37

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 1
Southwest 0
Spirit 0
Frontier 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)
9pm 12 60 10 83
3pm 13 60 7 82
9am 12 60 9 83
11am 13 59 7 80
8pm 12 58 8 81
6am 14 60 11 86
12pm 12 60 7 81
2pm 12 60 6 79
4pm 14 59 8 83
10pm 13 60 10 87
7am 13 60 9 84
6pm 12 60 9 83
7pm 13 60 11 86
8am 12 60 8 81
1pm 13 60 7 80
5pm 14 60 11 86
10am 12 59 7 80
5am 12 60 7 80
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.