🇺🇸 DCA
Washington
970 mi
MSY 🇺🇸
New Orleans

Washington to New Orleans Flights

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport 4 airlines

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The Washington to New Orleans route connects Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) in US with Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) in US. This short-haul flight covers approximately 970 miles (1561 km) with a typical flight time of 2h 27m. This route is served by 4 airlines: Southwest, PSA Airlines, American Airlines and others. AirportRoutes has tracked 10 unique flight numbers on this route.

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Departure Airport

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport

ICAO Code:
KDCA
IATA Code:
DCA
City:
🇺🇸 Washington
Country:
US
Elevation:
15 ft

Destination Airport

Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport

ICAO Code:
KMSY
IATA Code:
MSY
City:
🇺🇸 New Orleans
Country:
US
Elevation:
4 ft

4

Operators

10

Tracked Flights

970

Miles

2h 27m

Flight Duration

Route Map

Operating Airlines

Airline ICAO IATA
Southwest SWA WN
PSA Airlines JIA OH
American Airlines AAL AA
Republic RPA YX

Flight Schedule Pattern

Day Flights Observed Frequency Activity
Monday 1 3%
Tuesday 3 10%
Wednesday 4 13%
Thursday 8 26%
Friday 3 10%
Saturday 8 26%
Sunday 4 13%

Pattern Analysis

10 Tracked Flights:
Data Points: 31
API observations used to build this analysis
Weekdays: 19 flights
Weekend: 12 flights
Business Route More active on weekdays

All Flight Routes

4 Routes
Note: This table shows aggregated route data by airline. Each airline may operate multiple daily flights at different times. See the "Spotted Departure Times" section below for all observed departure times.
Airline Flight Numbers Aircraft Type Typical Time Days Active Last Seen Status
A319 06:00 6:00 AM (Representative)
M T W T F S S
Jun 16, 2026 Active
CRJ7 14:54 2:54 PM (Representative)
M T W T F S S
Jun 16, 2026 Active
Republic
RPA / YX
- E75S -
M T W T F S S
Jun 16, 2026 Active
Southwest
SWA / WN
B737 20:35 8:35 PM (Representative)
M T W T F S S
Jun 16, 2026 Active
Total Routes: 4
Active Routes: 4
Unique Airlines: 4
Aircraft Types: 4

Spotted Departure Times

Departure Time Operator ICAO IATA
06:00 6:00 AM American Airlines AAL AA
14:54 2:54 PM PSA Airlines JIA OH
20:35 8:35 PM Southwest SWA WN

Time Information

Times are shown in the departure airport's local timezone (UTC).

Total Departure Times: 3
Time Range:
06:00 - 20:35
These are typical departure times observed from actual flights. Times may vary by season and schedule changes.