New Orleans (MSY) to Fort Myers (RSW)
Flight time
≈ 1h 56m
Bearing
113° SE
New Orleans (MSY) to Fort Myers (RSW) is 570 miles (918 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies MSY–RSW
Filed traffic dataIn July 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop MSY–RSW; the Boeing 737-700 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 98% full.
Departures
1
July 2026
Seats
137
both directions
Passengers
134
both directions
Load factor
97.8%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies MSY–RSW?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop MSY–RSW in July 2026 (1 departures).
- WN
1 departures · 137 seats
Share of departures100.0%97.8%
Load
What plane flies MSY–RSW?
In July 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew 100% of MSY–RSW departures.
- Boeing 737-700
1 departures · 97.8% load
100.0%
How has MSY–RSW traffic changed?
Nonstop MSY–RSW departures held steady at about 1 a month between August 2025 and July 2026.
Monthly nonstop MSY–RSW traffic, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
August 2025
1 departures · 67 passengers
39.0%
Load
September 2025
2 departures · 212 passengers
96.8%
Load
October 2025
18 departures · 1,193 passengers
61.4%
Load
November 2025
18 departures · 1,242 passengers
63.9%
Load
December 2025
20 departures · 1,259 passengers
58.3%
Load
January 2026
18 departures · 1,206 passengers
62.0%
Load
February 2026
19 departures · 1,305 passengers
51.7%
Load
March 2026
16 departures · 1,385 passengers
65.8%
Load
April 2026
20 departures · 1,512 passengers
56.2%
Load
May 2026
4 departures · 70 passengers
11.9%
Load
June 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
July 2026
1 departures · 134 passengers
97.8%
Load
Nonstop MSY–RSW traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through July 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 Fort Myers (RSW)?
MSY to RSW is 570 miles (918 km / 496 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from MSY to RSW?
A nonstop covers the 570-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 56m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies MSY–RSW?
In July 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying MSY–RSW?
Distance-based programs credit off the 570-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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