Jacksonville (JAX) to New Orleans (MSY)
Flight time
≈ 1h 50m
Bearing
268° W
Jacksonville (JAX) to New Orleans (MSY) is 513 miles (826 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies JAX–MSY
Filed traffic dataIn July 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop JAX–MSY; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 6% full.
Departures
1
July 2026
Seats
175
both directions
Passengers
11
both directions
Load factor
6.3%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies JAX–MSY?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop JAX–MSY in July 2026 (1 departures).
- WN
1 departures · 175 seats
Share of departures100.0%6.3%
Load
What plane flies JAX–MSY?
In July 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 100% of JAX–MSY departures.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
1 departures · 6.3% load
100.0%
How has JAX–MSY traffic changed?
Nonstop JAX–MSY departures fell from 3 in August 2025 to 1 in July 2026.
Monthly nonstop JAX–MSY traffic, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
August 2025
3 departures · 317 passengers
45.3%
Load
September 2025
1 departures · 134 passengers
93.7%
Load
October 2025
18 departures · 1,701 passengers
69.0%
Load
November 2025
20 departures · 1,847 passengers
67.4%
Load
December 2025
21 departures · 1,823 passengers
63.2%
Load
January 2026
18 departures · 1,619 passengers
65.6%
Load
February 2026
16 departures · 1,448 passengers
66.1%
Load
March 2026
21 departures · 2,138 passengers
71.0%
Load
April 2026
18 departures · 1,621 passengers
65.7%
Load
May 2026
3 departures · 320 passengers
77.9%
Load
June 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
July 2026
1 departures · 11 passengers
6.3%
Load
Nonstop JAX–MSY traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through July 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 Jacksonville (JAX) from New Orleans (MSY)?
JAX to MSY is 513 miles (826 km / 446 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from JAX to MSY?
A nonstop covers the 513-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 50m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies JAX–MSY?
In July 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying JAX–MSY?
Distance-based programs credit off the 513-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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