Denver (DEN) to New Orleans (MSY)
Flight time
≈ 2h 55m
Bearing
126° SE
Denver (DEN) to New Orleans (MSY) is 1,061 miles (1,708 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies DEN–MSY
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Southwest Airlines operated the most departures, one of 3 carriers flying nonstop DEN–MSY; the Airbus A320 was the most common aircraft at 25% of departures; flights ran 72% full.
Departures
428
April 2026
Seats
69,822
both directions
Passengers
50,514
both directions
Load factor
72.4%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies DEN–MSY?
Southwest Airlines operated the most nonstop DEN–MSY departures in April 2026 (200), one of 3 carriers on the route.
- WN
Southwest Airlines
200 departures · 32,872 seats
Share of departures46.7%69.7%
Load
- UA
United Airlines
198 departures · 30,910 seats
Share of departures46.3%73.9%
Load
- F9
Frontier Airlines
30 departures · 6,040 seats
Share of departures7.0%78.9%
Load
What plane flies DEN–MSY?
In April 2026, the Airbus A320 flew 25% of DEN–MSY departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Airbus A320
105 departures · 80.1% load
24.5% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
95 departures · 67.8% load
22.2% - Boeing 737-800
90 departures · 65.9% load
21.0% - Boeing 737-700
56 departures · 79.7% load
13.1% - Boeing 737-900ER
32 departures · 61.8% load
7.5% - Airbus A320neo
18 departures · 82.8% load
4.2% - Airbus A319
18 departures · 80.6% load
4.2% - Airbus A321
8 departures · 73.6% load
1.9% - Airbus A321neo
4 departures · 75.1% load
0.9% - Boeing 737 MAX 9
2 departures · 69.0% load
0.5%
How has DEN–MSY traffic changed?
Nonstop DEN–MSY departures rose from 373 in May 2025 to 428 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop DEN–MSY traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
373 departures · 47,129 passengers
77.0%
Load
June 2025
309 departures · 40,998 passengers
78.9%
Load
July 2025
318 departures · 41,546 passengers
79.1%
Load
August 2025
298 departures · 36,670 passengers
73.1%
Load
September 2025
311 departures · 40,120 passengers
77.0%
Load
October 2025
449 departures · 59,356 passengers
78.3%
Load
November 2025
397 departures · 49,023 passengers
71.5%
Load
December 2025
379 departures · 50,335 passengers
78.3%
Load
January 2026
349 departures · 44,783 passengers
75.9%
Load
February 2026
413 departures · 53,301 passengers
75.6%
Load
March 2026
456 departures · 58,489 passengers
76.6%
Load
April 2026
428 departures · 50,514 passengers
72.4%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
DEN → MSY
73.9% full
214 departures · 25,805 passengers
MSY → DEN
70.8% full
214 departures · 24,709 passengers
Nonstop DEN–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 Denver (DEN) from New Orleans (MSY)?
DEN to MSY is 1,061 miles (1,708 km / 922 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from DEN to MSY?
A nonstop covers the 1,061-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 55m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies DEN–MSY?
In April 2026, the Airbus A320 flew the largest share of departures (24.5%), followed by the Boeing 737 MAX 8 (22.2%).
What mileage do I earn flying DEN–MSY?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,061-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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