Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to New Orleans (MSY)
Flight time
≈ 1h 42m
Bearing
115° SE
Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to New Orleans (MSY) is 447 miles (719 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies DFW–MSY
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, American Airlines operated the most departures, one of 4 carriers flying nonstop DFW–MSY; the Boeing 737-800 was the most common aircraft at 31% of departures; flights ran 73% full.
Departures
503
April 2026
Seats
81,778
both directions
Passengers
59,670
both directions
Load factor
73.0%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies DFW–MSY?
American Airlines operated the most nonstop DFW–MSY departures in April 2026 (451), one of 4 carriers on the route.
- AA
American Airlines
451 departures · 71,332 seats
Share of departures89.7%73.5%
Load
- NK
Spirit Airlines
43 departures · 8,792 seats
Share of departures8.5%68.1%
Load
- F9
Frontier Airlines
8 departures · 1,488 seats
Share of departures1.6%78.8%
Load
- UA
United Airlines
1 departures · 166 seats
Share of departures0.2%49.4%
Load
What plane flies DFW–MSY?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-800 flew 31% of DFW–MSY departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-800
155 departures · 66.1% load
30.8% - Airbus A320
127 departures · 75.6% load
25.3% - Airbus A319
114 departures · 72.9% load
22.7% - Airbus A321
72 departures · 78.8% load
14.3% - Airbus A321neo
16 departures · 85.1% load
3.2% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
11 departures · 73.5% load
2.2% - Airbus A320neo
8 departures · 78.8% load
1.6%
How has DFW–MSY traffic changed?
Nonstop DFW–MSY departures rose from 498 in May 2025 to 503 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop DFW–MSY traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
498 departures · 57,377 passengers
79.3%
Load
June 2025
463 departures · 56,274 passengers
80.4%
Load
July 2025
492 departures · 60,377 passengers
79.7%
Load
August 2025
459 departures · 51,213 passengers
74.4%
Load
September 2025
459 departures · 55,867 passengers
78.6%
Load
October 2025
509 departures · 68,263 passengers
79.8%
Load
November 2025
444 departures · 55,648 passengers
74.0%
Load
December 2025
402 departures · 51,905 passengers
79.1%
Load
January 2026
366 departures · 46,040 passengers
75.7%
Load
February 2026
418 departures · 57,448 passengers
80.2%
Load
March 2026
486 departures · 61,616 passengers
75.1%
Load
April 2026
503 departures · 59,670 passengers
73.0%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
DFW → MSY
75.0% full
252 departures · 30,751 passengers
MSY → DFW
70.9% full
251 departures · 28,919 passengers
Nonstop DFW–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
Dallas-Fort Worth
US
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
Coordinates
32.90°N, 97.04°W
Hemisphere
N · W
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-Fort Worth (DFW) from New Orleans (MSY)?
DFW to MSY is 447 miles (719 km / 388 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from DFW to MSY?
A nonstop covers the 447-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 42m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies DFW–MSY?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-800 flew the largest share of departures (30.8%), followed by the Airbus A320 (25.3%).
What mileage do I earn flying DFW–MSY?
Distance-based programs credit off the 447-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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