🇺🇸 MSY
New Orleans
970 mi
DCA 🇺🇸
Washington

New Orleans to Washington Flights

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

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The New Orleans to Washington route connects Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) in US with Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) in US. This short-haul flight covers approximately 970 miles (1561 km) with a typical flight time of 2h 8m. This route is served by 4 airlines: American Airlines, Southwest, PSA Airlines and others. AirportRoutes has tracked 22 unique flight numbers on this route.

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Departure Airport

Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport

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

Destination Airport

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport

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

4

Operators

22

Tracked Flights

970

Miles

2h 8m

Flight Duration

Route Map

Great Circle
Flight route map from New Orleans to Washington
Map data © Mapbox © OpenStreetMap contributors

Operating Airlines

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

Flight Schedule Pattern

Day Flights Observed Frequency Activity
Monday 11 10%
Tuesday 16 14%
Wednesday 22 19%
Thursday 23 20%
Friday 16 14%
Saturday 19 17%
Sunday 7 6%

Pattern Analysis

22 Tracked Flights:
Data Points: 114
API observations used to build this analysis
Weekdays: 88 flights
Weekend: 26 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 14:10 2:10 PM (Representative)
M T W T F S S
Jun 16, 2026 Active
CRJ7 05:43 5:43 AM (Representative)
M T W T F S S
Jun 16, 2026 Active
Republic
RPA / YX
E75L 12:43 12:43 PM (Representative)
M T W T F S S
Jun 16, 2026 Active
Southwest
SWA / WN
B737 16:25 4:25 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
05:43 5:43 AM PSA Airlines JIA OH
12:43 12:43 PM Republic RPA YX
14:10 2:10 PM American Airlines AAL AA
16:25 4:25 PM Southwest SWA WN

Time Information

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

Total Departure Times: 4
Time Range:
05:43 - 16:25
These are typical departure times observed from actual flights. Times may vary by season and schedule changes.