Baton Rouge (BTR) to New Orleans (MSY)
Flight time
≈ 0h 56m
Bearing
125° SE
Baton Rouge (BTR) to New Orleans (MSY) is 65 miles (104 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies BTR–MSY
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Eastern Air Express was the only carrier flying nonstop BTR–MSY; the Boeing 737-400 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 55% full.
Departures
1
April 2026
Seats
150
both directions
Passengers
82
both directions
Load factor
54.7%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies BTR–MSY?
Eastern Air Express was the only carrier to fly nonstop BTR–MSY in April 2026 (1 departures).
- 37Q
Eastern Air Express
1 departures · 150 seats
Share of departures100.0%54.7%
Load
What plane flies BTR–MSY?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-400 flew 100% of BTR–MSY departures.
- Boeing 737-400
1 departures · 54.7% load
100.0%
How has BTR–MSY traffic changed?
Nonstop BTR–MSY departures fell from 5 in June 2025 to 1 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop BTR–MSY traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
5 departures · 485 passengers
74.1%
Load
July 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
August 2025
1 departures · 48 passengers
96.0%
Load
September 2025
1 departures · 0 passengers
0.0%
Load
October 2025
1 departures · 107 passengers
97.3%
Load
November 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
December 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
January 2026
1 departures · 95 passengers
86.4%
Load
February 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
March 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
April 2026
1 departures · 82 passengers
54.7%
Load
Nonstop BTR–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 Baton Rouge (BTR) from New Orleans (MSY)?
BTR to MSY is 65 miles (104 km / 56 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BTR to MSY?
A nonstop covers the 65-mile great-circle distance in roughly 0h 56m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BTR–MSY?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-400 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying BTR–MSY?
Distance-based programs credit off the 65-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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