New Orleans (MSY) to Tampa (TPA)
Flight time
≈ 1h 47m
Bearing
105° E
New Orleans (MSY) to Tampa (TPA) is 488 miles (785 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies MSY–TPA
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Southwest Airlines operated the most departures, one of 4 carriers flying nonstop MSY–TPA; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 36% of departures; flights ran 65% full.
Departures
201
May 2026
Seats
30,806
both directions
Passengers
19,968
both directions
Load factor
64.8%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies MSY–TPA?
Southwest Airlines operated the most nonstop MSY–TPA departures in May 2026 (159), one of 4 carriers on the route.
- WN
159 departures · 25,887 seats
Share of departures79.1%61.4%
Load
- MX
39 departures · 4,357 seats
Share of departures19.4%85.8%
Load
- NK
2 departures · 372 seats
Share of departures1.0%51.3%
Load
- AA
1 departures · 190 seats
Share of departures0.5%74.2%
Load
What plane flies MSY–TPA?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 36% of MSY–TPA departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
73 departures · 65.0% load
36.3% - Boeing 737-700
51 departures · 50.5% load
25.4% - Boeing 737-800
35 departures · 66.3% load
17.4% - Embraer E190
34 departures · 87.0% load
16.9% - Airbus A220-300
5 departures · 79.1% load
2.5% - Airbus A320
2 departures · 51.3% load
1.0% - Airbus A321
1 departures · 74.2% load
0.5%
How has MSY–TPA traffic changed?
Nonstop MSY–TPA departures rose from 188 in June 2025 to 201 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop MSY–TPA traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
188 departures · 18,424 passengers
63.9%
Load
July 2025
179 departures · 18,175 passengers
66.4%
Load
August 2025
157 departures · 15,181 passengers
65.0%
Load
September 2025
130 departures · 14,726 passengers
71.0%
Load
October 2025
223 departures · 24,203 passengers
71.7%
Load
November 2025
236 departures · 24,591 passengers
61.4%
Load
December 2025
251 departures · 25,053 passengers
59.0%
Load
January 2026
201 departures · 19,036 passengers
56.6%
Load
February 2026
249 departures · 25,474 passengers
65.1%
Load
March 2026
294 departures · 28,108 passengers
62.2%
Load
April 2026
252 departures · 25,164 passengers
64.5%
Load
May 2026
201 departures · 19,968 passengers
64.8%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
TPA → MSY
62.1% full
101 departures · 9,663 passengers
MSY → TPA
67.7% full
100 departures · 10,305 passengers
Nonstop MSY–TPA 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 Tampa (TPA)?
MSY to TPA is 488 miles (785 km / 424 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from MSY to TPA?
A nonstop covers the 488-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 47m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies MSY–TPA?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (36.3%), followed by the Boeing 737-700 (25.4%).
What mileage do I earn flying MSY–TPA?
Distance-based programs credit off the 488-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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