Austin (AUS) to New Orleans (MSY)
Flight time
≈ 1h 41m
Bearing
90° E
Austin (AUS) to New Orleans (MSY) is 442 miles (712 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies AUS–MSY
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Southwest Airlines operated the most departures, one of 2 carriers flying nonstop AUS–MSY; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 36% of departures; flights ran 66% full.
Departures
320
April 2026
Seats
47,020
both directions
Passengers
31,113
both directions
Load factor
66.2%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies AUS–MSY?
Southwest Airlines operated the most nonstop AUS–MSY departures in April 2026 (260), one of 2 carriers on the route.
- WN
Southwest Airlines
260 departures · 42,460 seats
Share of departures81.3%65.2%
Load
- OO
SkyWest Airlines
60 departures · 4,560 seats
Share of departures18.8%74.8%
Load
What plane flies AUS–MSY?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 36% of AUS–MSY departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
114 departures · 66.1% load
35.6% - Boeing 737-700
80 departures · 61.7% load
25.0% - Boeing 737-800
66 departures · 67.0% load
20.6% - Embraer E175
60 departures · 74.8% load
18.8%
How has AUS–MSY traffic changed?
Nonstop AUS–MSY departures fell from 354 in May 2025 to 320 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop AUS–MSY traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
354 departures · 30,451 passengers
64.7%
Load
June 2025
376 departures · 31,173 passengers
62.4%
Load
July 2025
386 departures · 30,689 passengers
60.3%
Load
August 2025
364 departures · 25,831 passengers
55.3%
Load
September 2025
356 departures · 27,406 passengers
59.8%
Load
October 2025
400 departures · 36,451 passengers
67.2%
Load
November 2025
334 departures · 32,133 passengers
66.0%
Load
December 2025
326 departures · 30,477 passengers
62.4%
Load
January 2026
303 departures · 23,172 passengers
51.7%
Load
February 2026
318 departures · 29,199 passengers
63.1%
Load
March 2026
334 departures · 31,238 passengers
64.3%
Load
April 2026
320 departures · 31,113 passengers
66.2%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
AUS → MSY
68.1% full
160 departures · 16,202 passengers
MSY → AUS
64.1% full
160 departures · 14,911 passengers
Nonstop AUS–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
New Orleans
US
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
Coordinates
29.99°N, 90.26°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Austin (AUS) from New Orleans (MSY)?
AUS to MSY is 442 miles (712 km / 384 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from AUS to MSY?
A nonstop covers the 442-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 41m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies AUS–MSY?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (35.6%), followed by the Boeing 737-700 (25.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying AUS–MSY?
Distance-based programs credit off the 442-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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