New Orleans (MSY) to Fayetteville/Springdale/Rogers (XNA)
Flight time
≈ 1h 47m
Bearing
333° NW
New Orleans (MSY) to Fayetteville/Springdale/Rogers (XNA) is 493 miles (794 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies MSY–XNA
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Breeze Airways was the only carrier flying nonstop MSY–XNA; the Airbus A220-300 was the most common aircraft at 95% of departures; flights ran 72% full.
Departures
19
May 2026
Seats
2,574
both directions
Passengers
1,865
both directions
Load factor
72.5%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies MSY–XNA?
Breeze Airways was the only carrier to fly nonstop MSY–XNA in May 2026 (19 departures).
- MX
19 departures · 2,574 seats
Share of departures100.0%72.5%
Load
What plane flies MSY–XNA?
In May 2026, the Airbus A220-300 flew 95% of MSY–XNA departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Airbus A220-300
18 departures · 72.6% load
94.7% - Embraer E190
1 departures · 69.4% load
5.3%
How has MSY–XNA traffic changed?
Nonstop MSY–XNA departures rose from 18 in June 2025 to 19 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop MSY–XNA traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
18 departures · 1,791 passengers
74.4%
Load
July 2025
18 departures · 2,071 passengers
84.0%
Load
August 2025
18 departures · 1,870 passengers
75.8%
Load
September 2025
16 departures · 1,486 passengers
71.6%
Load
October 2025
18 departures · 1,784 passengers
72.3%
Load
November 2025
23 departures · 2,302 passengers
69.8%
Load
December 2025
20 departures · 1,774 passengers
64.7%
Load
January 2026
18 departures · 1,502 passengers
60.9%
Load
February 2026
15 departures · 1,241 passengers
60.4%
Load
March 2026
18 departures · 1,794 passengers
72.8%
Load
April 2026
18 departures · 1,671 passengers
67.8%
Load
May 2026
19 departures · 1,865 passengers
72.5%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
XNA → MSY
72.9% full
10 departures · 977 passengers
MSY → XNA
72.0% full
9 departures · 888 passengers
Nonstop MSY–XNA 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
Fayetteville/Springdale/Rogers
US
Northwest Arkansas National Airport
Coordinates
36.28°N, 94.31°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is New Orleans (MSY) from Fayetteville/Springdale/Rogers (XNA)?
MSY to XNA is 493 miles (794 km / 429 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from MSY to XNA?
A nonstop covers the 493-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–XNA?
In May 2026, the Airbus A220-300 flew the largest share of departures (94.7%), followed by the Embraer E190 (5.3%).
What mileage do I earn flying MSY–XNA?
Distance-based programs credit off the 493-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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