🇺🇸 ORD
Chicago
839 mi
MSY 🇺🇸
New Orleans

Chicago to New Orleans Flights

Chicago O'Hare International Airport Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport 6 airlines

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The Chicago to New Orleans route connects Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) in US with Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) in US. This short-haul flight covers approximately 839 miles (1350 km) with a typical flight time of 1h 58m. This route is served by 6 airlines: Envoy Air, United, RPA and others. AirportRoutes has tracked 8 unique flight numbers on this route.

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Departure Airport

Chicago O'Hare International Airport

ICAO Code:
KORD
IATA Code:
ORD
City:
🇺🇸 Chicago
Country:
US
Elevation:
680 ft

Destination Airport

Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport

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

6

Operators

8

Tracked Flights

839

Miles

1h 58m

Flight Duration

Route Map

Operating Airlines

Airline ICAO IATA
Envoy Air ENY MQ
United UAL UA
Republic RPA YX
American Airlines AAL AA
Frontier FFT F9
Spirit NKS NK

Flight Schedule Pattern

Day Flights Observed Frequency Activity
Monday 1 5%
Tuesday 4 19%
Wednesday 2 10%
Thursday 2 10%
Friday 5 24%
Saturday 5 24%
Sunday 2 10%

Pattern Analysis

8 Tracked Flights:
Data Points: 21
API observations used to build this analysis
Weekdays: 14 flights
Weekend: 7 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
- - -
M T W T F S S
Jun 18, 2026 Active
Envoy Air
ENY / MQ
E170 21:09 9:09 PM (Representative)
M T W T F S S
Jun 18, 2026 Active
Frontier
FFT / F9
A21N 06:00 6:00 AM (Representative)
M T W T F S S
Jun 18, 2026 Active
Republic
RPA / YX
E75L 12:50 12:50 PM (Representative)
M T W T F S S
Jun 18, 2026 Active
Spirit
NKS / NK
- A21N -
M T W T F S S
Jun 18, 2026 Active
United
UAL / UA
A320 07:00 7:00 AM (Representative)
M T W T F S S
Jun 18, 2026 Active
Total Routes: 6
Active Routes: 6
Unique Airlines: 6
Aircraft Types: 4

Spotted Departure Times

Departure Time Operator ICAO IATA
06:00 6:00 AM Frontier FFT F9
07:00 7:00 AM United UAL UA
12:50 12:50 PM Republic RPA YX
21:09 9:09 PM Envoy Air ENY MQ

Time Information

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

Total Departure Times: 4
Time Range:
06:00 - 21:09
These are typical departure times observed from actual flights. Times may vary by season and schedule changes.