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Atlanta (ATL) to New Orleans (MSY)

425mi
684 km369 nm

Flight time

≈ 1h 39m

Bearing

235° SW

Atlanta (ATL) to New Orleans (MSY) is 425 miles (684 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.

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What actually flies ATL–MSY

US DOT T-100 · filed data

In April 2026, Delta Air Lines operated the most departures, one of 5 carriers flying nonstop ATL–MSY; the Boeing 737-900ER was the most common aircraft at 48% of departures; flights ran 81% full.

Departures

671

April 2026

Seats

124,429

both directions

Passengers

100,374

both directions

Load factor

80.7%

passengers ÷ seats

Who flies ATL–MSY?

Delta Air Lines operated the most nonstop ATL–MSY departures in April 2026 (567), one of 5 carriers on the route.

  • DL

    Delta Air Lines

    567 departures · 104,771 seats

    81.7%

    Load

  • WN

    Southwest Airlines

    60 departures · 9,626 seats

    75.4%

    Load

  • F9

    Frontier Airlines

    42 departures · 9,784 seats

    75.5%

    Load

  • AA

    American Airlines

    1 departures · 172 seats

    92.4%

    Load

  • OO

    SkyWest Airlines

    1 departures · 76 seats

    0.0%

    Load

What plane flies ATL–MSY?

In April 2026, the Boeing 737-900ER flew 48% of ATL–MSY departures — more than any other aircraft type.

How has ATL–MSY traffic changed?

Nonstop ATL–MSY departures fell from 770 in May 2025 to 671 in April 2026.

Monthly nonstop ATL–MSY traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.

  • May 2025

    770 departures · 118,248 passengers

    82.6%

    Load

  • June 2025

    669 departures · 104,988 passengers

    83.7%

    Load

  • July 2025

    675 departures · 106,854 passengers

    85.5%

    Load

  • August 2025

    656 departures · 95,393 passengers

    77.5%

    Load

  • September 2025

    611 departures · 92,081 passengers

    79.4%

    Load

  • October 2025

    796 departures · 121,774 passengers

    81.3%

    Load

  • November 2025

    732 departures · 105,061 passengers

    75.7%

    Load

  • December 2025

    700 departures · 99,573 passengers

    77.7%

    Load

  • January 2026

    605 departures · 82,622 passengers

    73.5%

    Load

  • February 2026

    626 departures · 93,091 passengers

    79.2%

    Load

  • March 2026

    679 departures · 100,390 passengers

    79.9%

    Load

  • April 2026

    671 departures · 100,374 passengers

    80.7%

    Load

By direction

The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.

ATL → MSY

82.1% full

336 departures · 51,207 passengers

MSY → ATL

79.3% full

335 departures · 49,167 passengers

Nonstop ATL–MSY traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.

Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through April 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.

The airports

ATL

Atlanta

US

Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport

Coordinates

33.64°N, 84.43°W

Hemisphere

N · W

MSY

New Orleans

US

Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport

Coordinates

29.99°N, 90.26°W

Hemisphere

N · W

Frequently asked

How far is Atlanta (ATL) from New Orleans (MSY)?

ATL to MSY is 425 miles (684 km / 369 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.

How long is the flight from ATL to MSY?

A nonstop covers the 425-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 39m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.

What plane flies ATL–MSY?

In April 2026, the Boeing 737-900ER flew the largest share of departures (47.5%), followed by the Boeing 757-200 (32.9%).

What mileage do I earn flying ATL–MSY?

Distance-based programs credit off the 425-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.

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