Cleveland (CLE) to New Orleans (MSY)
Flight time
≈ 2h 38m
Bearing
213° SW
Cleveland (CLE) to New Orleans (MSY) is 918 miles (1,478 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies CLE–MSY
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, American Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop CLE–MSY; the Boeing 737-800 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 97% full.
Departures
1
May 2026
Seats
172
both directions
Passengers
167
both directions
Load factor
97.1%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies CLE–MSY?
American Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop CLE–MSY in May 2026 (1 departures).
- AA
1 departures · 172 seats
Share of departures100.0%97.1%
Load
What plane flies CLE–MSY?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737-800 flew 100% of CLE–MSY departures.
- Boeing 737-800
1 departures · 97.1% load
100.0%
How has CLE–MSY traffic changed?
Nonstop CLE–MSY departures held steady at about 1 a month between September 2025 and May 2026.
Monthly nonstop CLE–MSY traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
September 2025
1 departures · 175 passengers
94.1%
Load
October 2025
1 departures · 175 passengers
94.1%
Load
November 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
December 2025
3 departures · 169 passengers
78.2%
Load
January 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
February 2026
11 departures · 857 passengers
44.4%
Load
March 2026
3 departures · 421 passengers
94.8%
Load
April 2026
1 departures · 154 passengers
85.6%
Load
May 2026
1 departures · 167 passengers
97.1%
Load
Nonstop CLE–MSY traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through May 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
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 Cleveland (CLE) from New Orleans (MSY)?
CLE to MSY is 918 miles (1,478 km / 798 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from CLE to MSY?
A nonstop covers the 918-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 38m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies CLE–MSY?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737-800 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying CLE–MSY?
Distance-based programs credit off the 918-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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