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
Filed traffic dataIn June 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop DAL–MSY; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 47% of departures; flights ran 67% full.
Departures
324
June 2026
Seats
52,710
both directions
Passengers
35,152
both directions
Load factor
66.7%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies DAL–MSY?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop DAL–MSY in June 2026 (324 departures).
- WN
324 departures · 52,710 seats
Share of departures100.0%66.7%
Load
What plane flies DAL–MSY?
In June 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 47% of DAL–MSY departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
153 departures · 63.0% load
47.2% - Boeing 737-700
105 departures · 77.3% load
32.4% - Boeing 737-800
66 departures · 62.0% load
20.4%
How has DAL–MSY traffic changed?
Nonstop DAL–MSY departures fell from 334 in July 2025 to 324 in June 2026.
Monthly nonstop DAL–MSY traffic, trailing 12 months through June 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
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
May 2026
394 departures · 42,699 passengers
67.9%
Load
June 2026
324 departures · 35,152 passengers
66.7%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
DAL → MSY
65.9% full
162 departures · 17,442 passengers
MSY → DAL
67.4% full
162 departures · 17,710 passengers
Nonstop DAL–MSY traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through June 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 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 June 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (47.2%), followed by the Boeing 737-700 (32.4%).
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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