Jackson (JAN) to New Orleans (MSY)
Flight time
≈ 1h 07m
Bearing
184° S
Jackson (JAN) to New Orleans (MSY) is 161 miles (258 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies JAN–MSY
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn March 2026, Spirit Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop JAN–MSY; the Airbus A320 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 21% full.
Departures
1
March 2026
Seats
176
both directions
Passengers
37
both directions
Load factor
21.0%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies JAN–MSY?
Spirit Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop JAN–MSY in March 2026 (1 departures).
- NK
Spirit Airlines
1 departures · 176 seats
Share of departures100.0%21.0%
Load
What plane flies JAN–MSY?
In March 2026, the Airbus A320 flew 100% of JAN–MSY departures.
- Airbus A320
1 departures · 21.0% load
100.0%
How has JAN–MSY traffic changed?
Nonstop JAN–MSY departures fell from 2 in May 2025 to 1 in March 2026.
Monthly nonstop JAN–MSY traffic, trailing 12 months through March 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
2 departures · 27 passengers
16.9%
Load
June 2025
3 departures · 382 passengers
88.6%
Load
July 2025
2 departures · 185 passengers
64.9%
Load
August 2025
2 departures · 206 passengers
64.8%
Load
September 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
October 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
November 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
December 2025
1 departures · 186 passengers
94.9%
Load
January 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
February 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
March 2026
1 departures · 37 passengers
21.0%
Load
Nonstop JAN–MSY traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through March 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
The airports
Jackson
US
Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport
Coordinates
32.31°N, 90.08°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 Jackson (JAN) from New Orleans (MSY)?
JAN to MSY is 161 miles (258 km / 139 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from JAN to MSY?
A nonstop covers the 161-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 07m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies JAN–MSY?
In March 2026, the Airbus A320 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying JAN–MSY?
Distance-based programs credit off the 161-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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