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The flight time from New York to New Orleans is 3 hours, 16 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves LGA New York, NY 2 minutes early.
20 minutes taxiing out
2 hours, 47 minutes in the air
5 minutes taxiing in
Arrives MSY New Orleans, LA 9 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

United
100%
Spirit
88%
JetBlue
82%
Southwest
80%
Delta
78%
American
78%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from New York to New Orleans is 3 hours, 16 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 47 minutes.

The flight distance from New York to New Orleans is 1183 Miles.

Reverse Journey

New Orleans to New York
2 hours, 45 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Delta
3h 14m
Southwest
3h 15m
JetBlue
3h 16m
American
3h 23m
Spirit
3h 26m
United
3h 48m
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

25

Distance

1183 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun01234

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Delta
13
Southwest
6
JetBlue
2
American
2
Spirit
0
United
0

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is New York from New Orleans by plane?

The distance from New York to New Orleans by plane is 1183 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 York to New Orleans?

The flight time from New York to New Orleans is 3 hours, 16 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 47 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Delta being the fastest taking 3 hours, 14 minutes, and United the slowest taking 3 hours, 48 minutes.

What airlines fly from New York to New Orleans?

Southwest, United, Spirit, American, Delta, and JetBlue are the airlines with direct flights from New York to New Orleans.

Does Southwest fly from New York to New Orleans?

Yes! Southwest does fly from New York (LGA) 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 New York 2 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 20 minutes
In the Air 167 minutes
Taxiing In 5 minutes
Arrives New Orleans 9 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 York to New Orleans, Delta is 78% reliable, which means that Delta flights are on time 78% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
United 100% 0% 0%
Spirit 88% 12% 0%
JetBlue 82% 18% 0%
Southwest 80% 18% 2%
Delta 78% 20% 2%
American 78% 19% 3%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between New York 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)
Delta 20 165 5 194
Southwest 22 165 5 195
JetBlue 19 167 6 196
American 19 177 5 203
Spirit 17 183 4 206
United 27 197 4 228

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
2pm 0.81
7am 0.31
12pm 0.01
5pm 0.08
11am 0.19
10am 0.6
3pm 0.37
9pm 0
1pm 0.08
9am 0.1
8pm 0.27
7pm 0.1
4pm 0.36
6am 0.07
6pm 0.21

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from New York 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 116
February 136
March 146
April 118
May 123
June 98
July 88
August 88
September 86
October 90
November 109
December 117

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from New York 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 3.77
Tuesday 3.62
Wednesday 3.69
Thursday 3.69
Friday 3.85
Saturday 2.73
Sunday 3.94

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
JetBlue 0
American 0
Spirit 0
United 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)
2pm 20 167 5 195
7am 19 169 5 201
12pm 15 165 6 192
5pm 19 175 4 198
11am 20 170 5 196
10am 19 160 5 186
3pm 23 171 5 203
9pm 97 160 4 261
1pm 20 167 6 199
9am 17 179 5 205
8pm 23 161 5 191
7pm 18 170 5 195
4pm 21 171 6 202
6am 19 182 4 212
6pm 19 160 4 186
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.