Orlando (MCO) to New Orleans (MSY)
Flight time
≈ 1h 54m
Bearing
283° W
Orlando (MCO) to New Orleans (MSY) is 551 miles (886 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies MCO–MSY
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Southwest Airlines operated the most departures, one of 5 carriers flying nonstop MCO–MSY; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 29% of departures; flights ran 67% full.
Departures
437
April 2026
Seats
72,648
both directions
Passengers
48,661
both directions
Load factor
67.0%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies MCO–MSY?
Southwest Airlines operated the most nonstop MCO–MSY departures in April 2026 (288), one of 5 carriers on the route.
- WN
Southwest Airlines
288 departures · 47,056 seats
Share of departures65.9%62.5%
Load
- NK
Spirit Airlines
76 departures · 13,376 seats
Share of departures17.4%75.0%
Load
- F9
Frontier Airlines
38 departures · 7,794 seats
Share of departures8.7%71.1%
Load
- MX
Breeze Airways
34 departures · 4,223 seats
Share of departures7.8%86.0%
Load
- DL
Delta Air Lines
1 departures · 199 seats
Share of departures0.2%30.1%
Load
What plane flies MCO–MSY?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 29% of MCO–MSY departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
128 departures · 60.5% load
29.3% - Boeing 737-700
88 departures · 68.1% load
20.1% - Boeing 737-800
72 departures · 60.5% load
16.5% - Airbus A320
66 departures · 75.3% load
15.1% - Airbus A320neo
29 departures · 72.4% load
6.6% - Airbus A220-300
19 departures · 85.1% load
4.3% - Airbus A321neo
16 departures · 69.7% load
3.7% - Embraer E190
15 departures · 87.4% load
3.4% - Airbus A321
3 departures · 74.6% load
0.7% - Boeing 757-200
1 departures · 30.1% load
0.2%
How has MCO–MSY traffic changed?
Nonstop MCO–MSY departures rose from 418 in May 2025 to 437 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop MCO–MSY traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
418 departures · 53,358 passengers
75.9%
Load
June 2025
442 departures · 54,293 passengers
73.4%
Load
July 2025
462 departures · 56,514 passengers
72.8%
Load
August 2025
328 departures · 37,911 passengers
66.6%
Load
September 2025
299 departures · 39,133 passengers
76.6%
Load
October 2025
450 departures · 59,876 passengers
80.3%
Load
November 2025
410 departures · 49,699 passengers
73.0%
Load
December 2025
386 departures · 47,291 passengers
73.2%
Load
January 2026
404 departures · 47,382 passengers
69.1%
Load
February 2026
452 departures · 54,465 passengers
71.8%
Load
March 2026
395 departures · 43,654 passengers
68.3%
Load
April 2026
437 departures · 48,661 passengers
67.0%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
MSY → MCO
63.7% full
219 departures · 23,351 passengers
MCO → MSY
70.3% full
218 departures · 25,310 passengers
Nonstop MCO–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
New Orleans
US
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
Coordinates
29.99°N, 90.26°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Orlando (MCO) from New Orleans (MSY)?
MCO to MSY is 551 miles (886 km / 478 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from MCO to MSY?
A nonstop covers the 551-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 54m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies MCO–MSY?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (29.3%), followed by the Boeing 737-700 (20.1%).
What mileage do I earn flying MCO–MSY?
Distance-based programs credit off the 551-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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