Houston to New Orleans Flights (IAH-MSY)

🇺🇸 IAH

Houston

304 mi

MSY 🇺🇸

New Orleans

George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport 6 airlines

The Houston to New Orleans route connects George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport (IAH) in US with Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) in US. This short-haul flight covers approximately 304 miles (489 km) with a typical flight time of 47m. This route is served by 6 airlines: United, Spirit, Mesa Airlines and others. AirportRoutes has tracked 9 unique flight numbers on this route.

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Departure Airport

George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport

ICAO Code:: KIAH
IATA Code:: IAH
City:: 🇺🇸 Houston
Country:: US
Elevation:: 97 ft

Destination Airport

Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport

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

Operators

Tracked Flights

304

Miles

47m

Flight Duration

Route Map

Operating Airlines

Airline	ICAO	IATA
United	`UAL`	`UA`
Spirit	`NKS`	`NK`
Mesa	`ASH`	`YV`
SkyWest	`SKW`	`OO`
Frontier	`FFT`	`F9`
NetJets Aviation	`EJA`	`1I`

Flight Schedule Pattern

Day	Flights Observed	Frequency
Monday	11	17%
Tuesday	13	20%
Wednesday	7	11%
Thursday	9	14%
Friday	11	17%
Saturday	7	11%
Sunday	6	9%

Pattern Analysis

9 Tracked Flights:

Data Points: 64
API observations used to build this analysis

Weekdays: 51 flights
Weekend: 13 flights

Business Route More active on weekdays

All Flight Routes

6 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
SkyWest `SKW` / `OO`	-	-	-	M T W T F S S	Oct 11, 2026	Active
Frontier `FFT` / `F9`		A321	16:23 4:23 PM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Oct 11, 2026	Active
Mesa `ASH` / `YV`		E170	07:20 7:20 AM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Oct 11, 2026	Active
NetJets Aviation `EJA` / `1I`	-	E55P	-	M T W T F S S	Oct 11, 2026	Active
Spirit `NKS` / `NK`	-	A320	-	M T W T F S S	Oct 11, 2026	Active
United `UAL` / `UA`		B739	11:55 11:55 AM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Oct 11, 2026	Active

Total Routes: 6

Active Routes: 6

Unique Airlines: 6

Aircraft Types: 5

Spotted Departure Times

Departure Time	Operator	ICAO	IATA
07:20 7:20 AM	Mesa	`ASH`	`YV`
11:55 11:55 AM	United	`UAL`	`UA`
16:23 4:23 PM	Frontier	`FFT`	`F9`

Time Information

Times are shown in the departure airport's local timezone (KIAH - America/Chicago).

Total Departure Times: 3

Time Range:
07:20 - 16:23

These are typical departure times observed from actual flights. Times may vary by season and schedule changes.

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