Monroe (MLU) to New Orleans (MSY)
Flight time
≈ 1h 12m
Bearing
148° SE
Monroe (MLU) to New Orleans (MSY) is 203 miles (327 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies MLU–MSY
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn November 2025, Sun Country Airlines operated the most departures, one of 2 carriers flying nonstop MLU–MSY; the Boeing 737-800 was the most common aircraft at 75% of departures; flights ran 7% full.
Departures
4
November 2025
Seats
634
both directions
Passengers
46
both directions
Load factor
7.3%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies MLU–MSY?
Sun Country Airlines operated the most nonstop MLU–MSY departures in November 2025 (3), one of 2 carriers on the route.
- SY
Sun Country Airlines
3 departures · 558 seats
Share of departures75.0%0.0%
Load
- MQ
Envoy Air
1 departures · 76 seats
Share of departures25.0%60.5%
Load
What plane flies MLU–MSY?
In November 2025, the Boeing 737-800 flew 75% of MLU–MSY departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-800
3 departures · 0.0% load
75.0% - Embraer E175
1 departures · 60.5% load
25.0%
How has MLU–MSY traffic changed?
Nonstop MLU–MSY departures rose from 1 in June 2025 to 4 in November 2025.
Monthly nonstop MLU–MSY traffic, trailing 12 months through November 2025. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
1 departures · 70 passengers
92.1%
Load
July 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
August 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
September 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
October 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
November 2025
4 departures · 46 passengers
7.3%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
MLU → MSY
0.0% full
2 departures · 0 passengers
MSY → MLU
17.6% full
2 departures · 46 passengers
Nonstop MLU–MSY traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through November 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 Monroe (MLU) from New Orleans (MSY)?
MLU to MSY is 203 miles (327 km / 176 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from MLU to MSY?
A nonstop covers the 203-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 12m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies MLU–MSY?
In November 2025, the Boeing 737-800 flew the largest share of departures (75.0%), followed by the Embraer E175 (25.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying MLU–MSY?
Distance-based programs credit off the 203-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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