London (LHR) to New Orleans (MSY)
Flight time
≈ 10h 02m
Bearing
290° W
London (LHR) to New Orleans (MSY) is 4,620 miles (7,435 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies LHR–MSY
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, British Airways was the only carrier flying nonstop LHR–MSY; the Boeing 787-10 was the most common aircraft at 63% of departures; flights ran 89% full.
Departures
43
April 2026
Seats
10,270
both directions
Passengers
9,145
both directions
Load factor
89.0%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies LHR–MSY?
British Airways was the only carrier to fly nonstop LHR–MSY in April 2026 (43 departures).
- BA
British Airways
43 departures · 10,270 seats
Share of departures100.0%89.0%
Load
What plane flies LHR–MSY?
In April 2026, the Boeing 787-10 flew 63% of LHR–MSY departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 787-10
27 departures · 89.5% load
62.8% - Boeing 787-8
8 departures · 88.1% load
18.6% - Boeing 787-9
8 departures · 87.9% load
18.6%
How has LHR–MSY traffic changed?
Nonstop LHR–MSY departures fell from 46 in May 2025 to 43 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop LHR–MSY traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
46 departures · 9,842 passengers
85.9%
Load
June 2025
43 departures · 9,418 passengers
89.0%
Load
July 2025
41 departures · 8,274 passengers
81.4%
Load
August 2025
44 departures · 6,725 passengers
67.8%
Load
September 2025
41 departures · 7,649 passengers
79.6%
Load
October 2025
42 departures · 8,643 passengers
84.9%
Load
November 2025
26 departures · 5,001 passengers
92.4%
Load
December 2025
26 departures · 4,608 passengers
84.4%
Load
January 2026
26 departures · 4,474 passengers
81.5%
Load
February 2026
23 departures · 4,124 passengers
85.1%
Load
March 2026
27 departures · 5,670 passengers
89.9%
Load
April 2026
43 departures · 9,145 passengers
89.0%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
LHR → MSY
87.7% full
22 departures · 4,617 passengers
MSY → LHR
90.4% full
21 departures · 4,528 passengers
Nonstop LHR–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
London
GB
London Heathrow Airport
Coordinates
51.47°N, 0.46°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 London (LHR) from New Orleans (MSY)?
LHR to MSY is 4,620 miles (7,435 km / 4,015 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from LHR to MSY?
A nonstop covers the 4,620-mile great-circle distance in roughly 10h 02m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies LHR–MSY?
In April 2026, the Boeing 787-10 flew the largest share of departures (62.8%), followed by the Boeing 787-8 (18.6%).
What mileage do I earn flying LHR–MSY?
Distance-based programs credit off the 4,620-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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