Long Beach (LGB) to New Orleans (MSY)
Flight time
≈ 4h 06m
Bearing
92° E
Long Beach (LGB) to New Orleans (MSY) is 1,652 miles (2,658 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies LGB–MSY
Filed traffic dataIn October 2025, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop LGB–MSY; the Boeing 737-700 was the most common aircraft at 50% of departures; flights ran 63% full.
Departures
8
October 2025
Seats
1,272
both directions
Passengers
800
both directions
Load factor
62.9%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies LGB–MSY?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop LGB–MSY in October 2025 (8 departures).
- WN
8 departures · 1,272 seats
Share of departures100.0%62.9%
Load
What plane flies LGB–MSY?
In October 2025, the Boeing 737-700 flew 50% of LGB–MSY departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-700
4 departures · 29.9% load
50.0% - Boeing 737-800
3 departures · 88.6% load
37.5% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
1 departures · 93.7% load
12.5%
How has LGB–MSY traffic changed?
Nonstop LGB–MSY departures rose from 2 in June 2025 to 8 in October 2025.
Monthly nonstop LGB–MSY traffic, trailing 12 months through October 2025. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
2 departures · 157 passengers
49.4%
Load
July 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
August 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
September 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
October 2025
8 departures · 800 passengers
62.9%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
LGB → MSY
29.9% full
4 departures · 171 passengers
MSY → LGB
89.9% full
4 departures · 629 passengers
Nonstop LGB–MSY traffic has been filed 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 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 Long Beach (LGB) from New Orleans (MSY)?
LGB to MSY is 1,652 miles (2,658 km / 1,435 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from LGB to MSY?
A nonstop covers the 1,652-mile great-circle distance in roughly 4h 06m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies LGB–MSY?
In October 2025, the Boeing 737-700 flew the largest share of departures (50.0%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (37.5%).
What mileage do I earn flying LGB–MSY?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,652-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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