The flight time from New Orleans to Los Angeles is 4 hours, 9 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves MSY New Orleans, LA on time.
12 minutes taxiing out
3 hours, 46 minutes in the air
9 minutes taxiing in
Arrives LAX Los Angeles, CA 6 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Delta
90%
Spirit
84%
Southwest
79%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from New Orleans to Los Angeles is 4 hours, 9 minutes. The time spent in the air is 3 hours, 46 minutes.

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

Reverse Journey

Los Angeles to New Orleans
3 hours, 34 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
4h 6m
Delta
4h 10m
Spirit
4h 10m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM1h2h3h4h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

31

Distance

1670 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun012345

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Delta
17
Spirit
7
Southwest
6

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is New Orleans from Los Angeles by plane?

The distance from New Orleans to Los Angeles 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 New Orleans to Los Angeles?

The flight time from New Orleans to Los Angeles is 4 hours, 9 minutes. The time spent in the air is 3 hours, 46 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 4 hours, 6 minutes, and Spirit the slowest taking 4 hours, 10 minutes.

What airlines fly from New Orleans to Los Angeles?

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

Does Southwest fly from New Orleans to Los Angeles?

Yes! Southwest does fly from New Orleans (MSY) to Los Angeles (LAX). 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 New Orleans on time
Taxi Out Time 12 minutes
In the Air 226 minutes
Taxiing In 9 minutes
Arrives Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles, Southwest is 79% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 79% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Delta 90% 9% 1%
Spirit 84% 15% 1%
Southwest 79% 21% 0%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between New Orleans and Los Angeles, 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 11 226 9 246
Delta 12 224 11 250
Spirit 11 230 7 250

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
1pm 0.22
7am 0.29
4pm 0.58
6pm 0.26
7pm 0.12
6am 0.69
11am 0.17
5pm 0.58
3pm 0.66
12pm 0.12
8am 0.07
8pm 0.12
10am 0.04
2pm 0.31
9am 0.17

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from New Orleans to Los Angeles 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 128
February 123
March 139
April 137
May 152
June 140
July 138
August 131
September 133
October 137
November 127
December 138

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from New Orleans to Los Angeles 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 4.13
Wednesday 4.13
Thursday 4.83
Friday 4.81
Saturday 3.85
Sunday 4.81

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
Spirit 0
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)
1pm 12 226 10 248
7am 13 232 11 256
4pm 11 235 6 254
6pm 12 232 12 259
7pm 13 216 11 241
6am 12 218 11 245
11am 10 231 8 251
5pm 12 223 9 247
3pm 12 226 8 247
12pm 11 223 8 243
8am 11 230 11 250
8pm 12 214 11 243
10am 11 220 10 241
2pm 12 226 9 247
9am 12 211 9 231
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.