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 May 2026, Delta Air Lines was the only carrier flying nonstop MSY–SLC; the Boeing 737-800 was the most common aircraft at 55% of departures; flights ran 87% full.
Departures
110
May 2026
Seats
15,260
both directions
Passengers
13,232
both directions
Load factor
86.7%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies MSY–SLC?
Delta Air Lines was the only carrier to fly nonstop MSY–SLC in May 2026 (110 departures).
- DL
110 departures · 15,260 seats
Share of departures100.0%86.7%
Load
What plane flies MSY–SLC?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737-800 flew 55% of MSY–SLC departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-800
60 departures · 87.2% load
54.5% - Airbus A220-100
40 departures · 88.9% load
36.4% - Airbus A220-300
10 departures · 75.9% load
9.1%
How has MSY–SLC traffic changed?
Nonstop MSY–SLC departures rose from 66 in June 2025 to 110 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop MSY–SLC traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
66 departures · 9,733 passengers
86.4%
Load
July 2025
62 departures · 9,142 passengers
81.9%
Load
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
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
MSY → SLC
87.9% full
55 departures · 6,707 passengers
SLC → MSY
85.5% full
55 departures · 6,525 passengers
Nonstop MSY–SLC 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 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 May 2026, the Boeing 737-800 flew the largest share of departures (54.5%), followed by the Airbus A220-100 (36.4%).
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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