Miami (MIA) to New Orleans (MSY)
Flight time
≈ 2h 09m
Bearing
298° NW
Miami (MIA) to New Orleans (MSY) is 674 miles (1,085 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies MIA–MSY
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, American Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop MIA–MSY; the Boeing 737-800 was the most common aircraft at 88% of departures; flights ran 74% full.
Departures
241
April 2026
Seats
41,652
both directions
Passengers
30,855
both directions
Load factor
74.1%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies MIA–MSY?
American Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop MIA–MSY in April 2026 (241 departures).
- AA
American Airlines
241 departures · 41,652 seats
Share of departures100.0%74.1%
Load
What plane flies MIA–MSY?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-800 flew 88% of MIA–MSY departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-800
211 departures · 74.4% load
87.5% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
16 departures · 77.1% load
6.6% - Airbus A321neo
12 departures · 67.2% load
5.0% - Airbus A319
2 departures · 64.1% load
0.8%
How has MIA–MSY traffic changed?
Nonstop MIA–MSY departures fell from 320 in May 2025 to 241 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop MIA–MSY traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
320 departures · 39,246 passengers
74.4%
Load
June 2025
258 departures · 33,935 passengers
85.0%
Load
July 2025
254 departures · 32,689 passengers
84.9%
Load
August 2025
275 departures · 26,706 passengers
67.6%
Load
September 2025
220 departures · 21,020 passengers
78.7%
Load
October 2025
280 departures · 32,221 passengers
77.7%
Load
November 2025
278 departures · 33,320 passengers
72.3%
Load
December 2025
246 departures · 31,156 passengers
75.2%
Load
January 2026
260 departures · 31,831 passengers
76.3%
Load
February 2026
260 departures · 32,406 passengers
72.6%
Load
March 2026
244 departures · 32,104 passengers
75.0%
Load
April 2026
241 departures · 30,855 passengers
74.1%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
MIA → MSY
75.9% full
121 departures · 15,883 passengers
MSY → MIA
72.2% full
120 departures · 14,972 passengers
Nonstop MIA–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 Miami (MIA) from New Orleans (MSY)?
MIA to MSY is 674 miles (1,085 km / 586 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from MIA to MSY?
A nonstop covers the 674-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 09m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies MIA–MSY?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-800 flew the largest share of departures (87.5%), followed by the Boeing 737 MAX 8 (6.6%).
What mileage do I earn flying MIA–MSY?
Distance-based programs credit off the 674-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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