Bloomington/Normal (BMI) to New Orleans (MSY)
Flight time
≈ 2h 15m
Bearing
186° S
Bloomington/Normal (BMI) to New Orleans (MSY) is 728 miles (1,172 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies BMI–MSY
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Sun Country Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop BMI–MSY; the Boeing 737-800 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 0% full.
Departures
1
April 2026
Seats
186
both directions
Passengers
0
both directions
Load factor
0.0%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies BMI–MSY?
Sun Country Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop BMI–MSY in April 2026 (1 departures).
- SY
Sun Country Airlines
1 departures · 186 seats
Share of departures100.0%0.0%
Load
What plane flies BMI–MSY?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-800 flew 100% of BMI–MSY departures.
- Boeing 737-800
1 departures · 0.0% load
100.0%
How has BMI–MSY traffic changed?
Nonstop BMI–MSY departures fell from 2 in September 2025 to 1 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop BMI–MSY traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
September 2025
2 departures · 359 passengers
96.5%
Load
October 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
November 2025
2 departures · 307 passengers
84.6%
Load
December 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
January 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
February 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
March 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
April 2026
1 departures · 0 passengers
0.0%
Load
Nonstop BMI–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
Bloomington/Normal
US
Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal
Coordinates
40.48°N, 88.92°W
Hemisphere
N · W
New Orleans
US
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
Coordinates
29.99°N, 90.26°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Bloomington/Normal (BMI) from New Orleans (MSY)?
BMI to MSY is 728 miles (1,172 km / 633 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BMI to MSY?
A nonstop covers the 728-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 15m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BMI–MSY?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-800 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying BMI–MSY?
Distance-based programs credit off the 728-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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