Charlotte (CLT) to New Orleans (MSY)
Flight time
≈ 2h 06m
Bearing
239° SW
Charlotte (CLT) to New Orleans (MSY) is 651 miles (1,048 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies CLT–MSY
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, American Airlines operated the most departures, one of 2 carriers flying nonstop CLT–MSY; the Airbus A321 was the most common aircraft at 57% of departures; flights ran 74% full.
Departures
338
April 2026
Seats
57,578
both directions
Passengers
42,633
both directions
Load factor
74.0%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies CLT–MSY?
American Airlines operated the most nonstop CLT–MSY departures in April 2026 (337), one of 2 carriers on the route.
- AA
American Airlines
337 departures · 57,470 seats
Share of departures99.7%74.1%
Load
- MX
Breeze Airways
1 departures · 108 seats
Share of departures0.3%47.2%
Load
What plane flies CLT–MSY?
In April 2026, the Airbus A321 flew 57% of CLT–MSY departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Airbus A321
193 departures · 71.3% load
57.1% - Airbus A319
70 departures · 85.8% load
20.7% - Airbus A320
48 departures · 76.9% load
14.2% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
12 departures · 67.0% load
3.5% - Airbus A321neo
8 departures · 63.4% load
2.4% - Boeing 737-800
6 departures · 80.8% load
1.8% - Embraer E190
1 departures · 47.2% load
0.3%
How has CLT–MSY traffic changed?
Nonstop CLT–MSY departures fell from 389 in May 2025 to 338 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop CLT–MSY traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
389 departures · 52,159 passengers
72.3%
Load
June 2025
304 departures · 38,054 passengers
76.1%
Load
July 2025
337 departures · 42,497 passengers
76.8%
Load
August 2025
257 departures · 29,987 passengers
68.7%
Load
September 2025
215 departures · 27,903 passengers
72.7%
Load
October 2025
328 departures · 44,931 passengers
73.8%
Load
November 2025
311 departures · 40,377 passengers
70.4%
Load
December 2025
294 departures · 35,960 passengers
70.2%
Load
January 2026
223 departures · 26,146 passengers
71.2%
Load
February 2026
269 departures · 34,619 passengers
74.6%
Load
March 2026
304 departures · 40,947 passengers
78.0%
Load
April 2026
338 departures · 42,633 passengers
74.0%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
CLT → MSY
76.0% full
169 departures · 21,904 passengers
MSY → CLT
72.1% full
169 departures · 20,729 passengers
Nonstop CLT–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 Charlotte (CLT) from New Orleans (MSY)?
CLT to MSY is 651 miles (1,048 km / 566 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from CLT to MSY?
A nonstop covers the 651-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 06m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies CLT–MSY?
In April 2026, the Airbus A321 flew the largest share of departures (57.1%), followed by the Airbus A319 (20.7%).
What mileage do I earn flying CLT–MSY?
Distance-based programs credit off the 651-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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