New Orleans to Los Angeles Flights (MSY-LAX)

🇺🇸 MSY

New Orleans

1669 mi

LAX 🇺🇸

Los Angeles

Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport Los Angeles International Airport 6 airlines

The New Orleans to Los Angeles route connects Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) in US with Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in US. This medium-haul flight covers approximately 1669 miles (2686 km) with a typical flight time of 3h 49m. This route is served by 6 airlines: Delta Air Lines, Spirit, Southwest and others. AirportRoutes has tracked 13 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

Los Angeles International Airport

ICAO Code:: KLAX
IATA Code:: LAX
City:: 🇺🇸 Los Angeles
Country:: US
Elevation:: 125 ft

Operators

Tracked Flights

1669

Miles

3h 49m

Flight Duration

Route Map

Great Circle

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Operating Airlines

Airline	ICAO	IATA
Delta Air Lines	`DAL`	`DL`
Spirit	`NKS`	`NK`
Southwest	`SWA`	`WN`
Breeze Airways	`MXY`	`MX`
Qantas	`QFA`	`QF`
United	`UAL`	`UA`

Flight Schedule Pattern

Day	Flights Observed	Frequency
Monday	14	12%
Tuesday	10	9%
Wednesday	14	12%
Thursday	22	19%
Friday	19	17%
Saturday	22	19%
Sunday	12	11%

Pattern Analysis

13 Tracked Flights:

Data Points: 113
API observations used to build this analysis

Weekdays: 79 flights
Weekend: 34 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
Delta Air Lines `DAL` / `DL`		B738	14:50 2:50 PM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Jun 16, 2026	Active
Breeze Airways `MXY` / `MX`		BCS3	20:20 8:20 PM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Jun 16, 2026	Active
Qantas `QFA` / `QF`	-	B789	-	M T W T F S S	Jun 16, 2026	Active
Southwest `SWA` / `WN`		B38M	14:40 2:40 PM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Jun 16, 2026	Active
Spirit `NKS` / `NK`		A21N	20:11 8:11 PM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Jun 16, 2026	Active
United `UAL` / `UA`	-	B789	-	M T W T F S S	Jun 16, 2026	Active

Total Routes: 6

Active Routes: 6

Unique Airlines: 6

Aircraft Types: 5

Spotted Departure Times

Departure Time	Operator	ICAO	IATA
14:40 2:40 PM	Southwest	`SWA`	`WN`
14:50 2:50 PM	Delta Air Lines	`DAL`	`DL`
20:11 8:11 PM	Spirit	`NKS`	`NK`
20:20 8:20 PM	Breeze Airways	`MXY`	`MX`

Time Information

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

Total Departure Times: 4

Time Range:
14:40 - 20:20

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

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