New Orleans to Houston Flights (MSY-IAH)

🇺🇸 MSY

New Orleans

304 mi

IAH 🇺🇸

Houston

Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport 7 airlines

The New Orleans to Houston route connects Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) in US with George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport (IAH) in US. This short-haul flight covers approximately 304 miles (489 km) with a typical flight time of 56m. This route is served by 7 airlines: United, Mesa, Spirit and others. AirportRoutes has tracked 25 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

George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport

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

Operators

Tracked Flights

304

Miles

56m

Flight Duration

Route Map

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Operating Airlines

Airline	ICAO	IATA
United	`UAL`	`UA`
Mesa	`ASH`	`YV`
Spirit	`NKS`	`NK`
United Parcel Service	`UPS`	`5X`
Delta Air Lines	`DAL`	`DL`
Frontier	`FFT`	`F9`
NetJets Aviation	`EJA`	`1I`

Flight Schedule Pattern

Day	Flights Observed	Frequency
Monday	29	13%
Tuesday	28	12%
Wednesday	34	15%
Thursday	38	17%
Friday	30	13%
Saturday	42	18%
Sunday	27	12%

Pattern Analysis

25 Tracked Flights:

Data Points: 228
API observations used to build this analysis

Weekdays: 159 flights
Weekend: 69 flights

Business Route More active on weekdays

All Flight Routes

7 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`	-	A319	-	M T W T F S S	Jul 2, 2026	Active
Frontier `FFT` / `F9`		A20N	19:00 7:00 PM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Jul 2, 2026	Active
Mesa `ASH` / `YV`		E75L	14:05 2:05 PM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Jul 2, 2026	Active
NetJets Aviation `EJA` / `1I`	-	E55P	-	M T W T F S S	Jul 2, 2026	Active
Spirit `NKS` / `NK`	-	A320	16:30 4:30 PM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Jul 2, 2026	Active
United `UAL` / `UA`		A319	05:15 5:15 AM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Jul 2, 2026	Active
United Parcel Service `UPS` / `5X`		A306	08:17 8:17 AM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Jul 2, 2026	Active

Total Routes: 7

Active Routes: 7

Unique Airlines: 7

Aircraft Types: 7

Spotted Departure Times

Departure Time	Operator	ICAO	IATA
05:15 5:15 AM	United	`UAL`	`UA`
08:17 8:17 AM	United Parcel Service	`UPS`	`5X`
14:05 2:05 PM	Mesa	`ASH`	`YV`
16:30 4:30 PM	Spirit	`NKS`	`NK`
19:00 7:00 PM	Frontier	`FFT`	`F9`

Time Information

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

Total Departure Times: 5

Time Range:
05:15 - 19:00

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

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