Lafayette (LFT) to New Orleans (MSY)
Flight time
≈ 1h 00m
Bearing
98° E
Lafayette (LFT) to New Orleans (MSY) is 104 miles (167 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies LFT–MSY
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn October 2025, Sun Country Airlines operated the most departures, one of 2 carriers flying nonstop LFT–MSY; the Boeing 737-800 was the most common aircraft at 80% of departures; flights ran 5% full.
Departures
5
October 2025
Seats
820
both directions
Passengers
37
both directions
Load factor
4.5%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies LFT–MSY?
Sun Country Airlines operated the most nonstop LFT–MSY departures in October 2025 (4), one of 2 carriers on the route.
- SY
Sun Country Airlines
4 departures · 744 seats
Share of departures80.0%0.0%
Load
- 9E
Endeavor Air
1 departures · 76 seats
Share of departures20.0%48.7%
Load
What plane flies LFT–MSY?
In October 2025, the Boeing 737-800 flew 80% of LFT–MSY departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-800
4 departures · 0.0% load
80.0% - Bombardier CRJ-900
1 departures · 48.7% load
20.0%
How has LFT–MSY traffic changed?
Nonstop LFT–MSY departures rose from 1 in June 2025 to 5 in October 2025.
Monthly nonstop LFT–MSY traffic, trailing 12 months through October 2025. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
1 departures · 50 passengers
100.0%
Load
July 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
August 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
September 2025
4 departures · 0 passengers
0.0%
Load
October 2025
5 departures · 37 passengers
4.5%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
MSY → LFT
8.3% full
3 departures · 37 passengers
LFT → MSY
0.0% full
2 departures · 0 passengers
Nonstop LFT–MSY traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through October 2025; 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 Lafayette (LFT) from New Orleans (MSY)?
LFT to MSY is 104 miles (167 km / 90 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from LFT to MSY?
A nonstop covers the 104-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 00m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies LFT–MSY?
In October 2025, the Boeing 737-800 flew the largest share of departures (80.0%), followed by the Bombardier CRJ-900 (20.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying LFT–MSY?
Distance-based programs credit off the 104-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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