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 on time.
20 minutes taxiing out
2 hours, 46 minutes in the air
5 minutes taxiing in
Arrives MSY New Orleans, LA 6 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Delta
79%
Southwest
77%
JetBlue
69%
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, 46 minutes.

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

Reverse Journey

New Orleans to New York
2 hours, 46 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Delta
3h 14m
Southwest
3h 16m
JetBlue
3h 17m
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

32

Distance

1183 Miles

Flights By Month ?

JFMAMJJASOND050100150

Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0246

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Delta
13
JetBlue
11
Southwest
7

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, 46 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Delta being the fastest taking 3 hours, 14 minutes, and JetBlue the slowest taking 3 hours, 17 minutes.

What airlines fly from New York to New Orleans?

Southwest, 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 7 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 on time
Taxi Out Time 20 minutes
In the Air 166 minutes
Taxiing In 5 minutes
Arrives New Orleans 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 York 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
Delta 79% 19% 2%
Southwest 77% 21% 2%
JetBlue 69% 29% 2%

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 21 165 5 194
Southwest 19 168 4 196
JetBlue 20 167 5 197

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 0.97
7am 0.14
12pm 0.06
5pm 0.06
11am 0.68
10am 0.27
3pm 0.07
9pm 0.11
1pm 0.45
9am 0.02
8pm 0.57
8am 0.22
7pm 0.67
4pm 0.05
6pm 0.17

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 151
February 140
March 155
April 146
May 151
June 132
July 123
August 123
September 130
October 147
November 140
December 140

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 4.69
Tuesday 4.67
Wednesday 4.58
Thursday 4.69
Friday 4.67
Saturday 3.69
Sunday 5.27

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
JetBlue 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)
2pm 21 167 4 196
7am 21 176 6 206
12pm 15 176 5 200
5pm 20 165 4 195
11am 20 163 5 192
10am 22 172 5 201
3pm 16 178 5 204
9pm 20 162 5 190
1pm 19 170 5 198
9am 19 175 6 203
8pm 20 156 5 184
8am 19 175 6 208
7pm 23 168 5 198
4pm 18 170 5 196
6pm 22 165 4 194
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.