New Orleans (MSY) to Salt Lake City (SLC)
Flight time
≈ 3h 39m
Bearing
307° NW
New Orleans (MSY) to Salt Lake City (SLC) is 1,427 miles (2,296 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies MSY–SLC
Filed traffic dataIn July 2026, Delta Air Lines was the only carrier flying nonstop MSY–SLC; the Boeing 737-800 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 91% full.
Departures
62
July 2026
Seats
9,915
both directions
Passengers
8,987
both directions
Load factor
90.6%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies MSY–SLC?
Delta Air Lines was the only carrier to fly nonstop MSY–SLC in July 2026 (62 departures).
- DL
62 departures · 9,915 seats
Share of departures100.0%90.6%
Load
What plane flies MSY–SLC?
In July 2026, the Boeing 737-800 flew 100% of MSY–SLC departures.
- Boeing 737-800
62 departures · 90.6% load
100.0%
How has MSY–SLC traffic changed?
Nonstop MSY–SLC departures held steady at about 62 a month between August 2025 and July 2026.
Monthly nonstop MSY–SLC traffic, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
August 2025
62 departures · 7,791 passengers
69.8%
Load
September 2025
60 departures · 8,100 passengers
75.0%
Load
October 2025
60 departures · 8,394 passengers
85.7%
Load
November 2025
59 departures · 7,405 passengers
79.2%
Load
December 2025
81 departures · 10,816 passengers
81.3%
Load
January 2026
68 departures · 8,064 passengers
73.9%
Load
February 2026
74 departures · 9,029 passengers
75.9%
Load
March 2026
102 departures · 11,499 passengers
80.2%
Load
April 2026
114 departures · 12,825 passengers
79.7%
Load
May 2026
110 departures · 13,232 passengers
86.7%
Load
June 2026
61 departures · 8,818 passengers
90.2%
Load
July 2026
62 departures · 8,987 passengers
90.6%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
MSY → SLC
89.3% full
31 departures · 4,429 passengers
SLC → MSY
92.0% full
31 departures · 4,558 passengers
Nonstop MSY–SLC 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 Salt Lake City (SLC)?
MSY to SLC is 1,427 miles (2,296 km / 1,240 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from MSY to SLC?
A nonstop covers the 1,427-mile great-circle distance in roughly 3h 39m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies MSY–SLC?
In July 2026, the Boeing 737-800 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying MSY–SLC?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,427-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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