New Orleans (MSY) to Pittsburgh (PIT)
Flight time
≈ 2h 38m
Bearing
35° NE
New Orleans (MSY) to Pittsburgh (PIT) is 919 miles (1,479 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies MSY–PIT
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Breeze Airways was the only carrier flying nonstop MSY–PIT; the Airbus A220-300 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 74% full.
Departures
2
May 2026
Seats
274
both directions
Passengers
203
both directions
Load factor
74.1%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies MSY–PIT?
Breeze Airways was the only carrier to fly nonstop MSY–PIT in May 2026 (2 departures).
- MX
2 departures · 274 seats
Share of departures100.0%74.1%
Load
What plane flies MSY–PIT?
In May 2026, the Airbus A220-300 flew 100% of MSY–PIT departures.
- Airbus A220-300
2 departures · 74.1% load
100.0%
How has MSY–PIT traffic changed?
Nonstop MSY–PIT departures rose from 1 in June 2025 to 2 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop MSY–PIT traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
1 departures · 76 passengers
100.0%
Load
July 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
August 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
September 2025
2 departures · 304 passengers
81.7%
Load
October 2025
18 departures · 1,582 passengers
79.0%
Load
November 2025
19 departures · 1,680 passengers
80.5%
Load
December 2025
17 departures · 1,474 passengers
80.3%
Load
January 2026
4 departures · 364 passengers
84.3%
Load
February 2026
17 departures · 1,587 passengers
64.1%
Load
March 2026
18 departures · 2,017 passengers
81.8%
Load
April 2026
18 departures · 1,927 passengers
78.1%
Load
May 2026
2 departures · 203 passengers
74.1%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
MSY → PIT
83.9% full
1 departures · 115 passengers
PIT → MSY
64.2% full
1 departures · 88 passengers
Nonstop MSY–PIT traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through May 2026; 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 New Orleans (MSY) from Pittsburgh (PIT)?
MSY to PIT is 919 miles (1,479 km / 798 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from MSY to PIT?
A nonstop covers the 919-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 38m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies MSY–PIT?
In May 2026, the Airbus A220-300 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying MSY–PIT?
Distance-based programs credit off the 919-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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