Dallas (DAL) to New Orleans (MSY)
Flight time
≈ 1h 40m
Bearing
115° SE
Dallas (DAL) to New Orleans (MSY) is 435 miles (700 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies DAL–MSY
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Southwest Airlines operated the most departures, one of 3 carriers flying nonstop DAL–MSY; the Boeing 737-700 was the most common aircraft at 41% of departures; flights ran 62% full.
Departures
390
April 2026
Seats
61,905
both directions
Passengers
38,535
both directions
Load factor
62.3%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies DAL–MSY?
Southwest Airlines operated the most nonstop DAL–MSY departures in April 2026 (388), one of 3 carriers on the route.
- WN
Southwest Airlines
388 departures · 61,820 seats
Share of departures99.5%62.2%
Load
- DL
Delta Air Lines
1 departures · 72 seats
Share of departures0.3%83.3%
Load
- GCQ
Glock Aviation
1 departures · 13 seats
Share of departures0.3%0.0%
Load
What plane flies DAL–MSY?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew 41% of DAL–MSY departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-700
160 departures · 65.1% load
41.0% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
145 departures · 61.0% load
37.2% - Boeing 737-800
83 departures · 60.1% load
21.3% - Boeing 757-200
1 departures · 83.3% load
0.3% - Bombardier Global 6000
1 departures · 0.0% load
0.3%
How has DAL–MSY traffic changed?
Nonstop DAL–MSY departures fell from 395 in May 2025 to 390 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop DAL–MSY traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
395 departures · 44,164 passengers
67.4%
Load
June 2025
327 departures · 36,726 passengers
71.9%
Load
July 2025
334 departures · 35,446 passengers
68.1%
Load
August 2025
358 departures · 35,884 passengers
61.8%
Load
September 2025
360 departures · 40,011 passengers
68.3%
Load
October 2025
444 departures · 49,271 passengers
70.9%
Load
November 2025
402 departures · 42,371 passengers
65.5%
Load
December 2025
382 departures · 39,211 passengers
64.5%
Load
January 2026
360 departures · 31,561 passengers
54.0%
Load
February 2026
374 departures · 37,096 passengers
62.0%
Load
March 2026
419 departures · 40,824 passengers
61.2%
Load
April 2026
390 departures · 38,535 passengers
62.3%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
DAL → MSY
63.9% full
197 departures · 19,905 passengers
MSY → DAL
60.6% full
193 departures · 18,630 passengers
Nonstop DAL–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 Dallas (DAL) from New Orleans (MSY)?
DAL to MSY is 435 miles (700 km / 378 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from DAL to MSY?
A nonstop covers the 435-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 40m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies DAL–MSY?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew the largest share of departures (41.0%), followed by the Boeing 737 MAX 8 (37.2%).
What mileage do I earn flying DAL–MSY?
Distance-based programs credit off the 435-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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