New Orleans (MSY) to Palmerola (XPL)
Flight time
≈ 2h 59m
Bearing
171° S
New Orleans (MSY) to Palmerola (XPL) is 1,092 miles (1,757 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies MSY–XPL
Filed traffic dataIn October 2025, Spirit Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop MSY–XPL; the Airbus A320 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 45% full.
Departures
2
October 2025
Seats
352
both directions
Passengers
159
both directions
Load factor
45.2%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies MSY–XPL?
Spirit Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop MSY–XPL in October 2025 (2 departures).
- NK
2 departures · 352 seats
Share of departures100.0%45.2%
Load
What plane flies MSY–XPL?
In October 2025, the Airbus A320 flew 100% of MSY–XPL departures.
- Airbus A320
2 departures · 45.2% load
100.0%
How has MSY–XPL traffic changed?
Nonstop MSY–XPL departures fell from 18 in June 2025 to 2 in October 2025.
Monthly nonstop MSY–XPL traffic, trailing 12 months through October 2025. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
18 departures · 1,331 passengers
42.0%
Load
July 2025
18 departures · 1,644 passengers
51.9%
Load
August 2025
18 departures · 1,122 passengers
35.4%
Load
September 2025
16 departures · 965 passengers
34.3%
Load
October 2025
2 departures · 159 passengers
45.2%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
MSY → XPL
46.6% full
1 departures · 82 passengers
XPL → MSY
43.8% full
1 departures · 77 passengers
Nonstop MSY–XPL traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through October 2025; 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
Palmerola
HN
Palmerola International Airport
Coordinates
14.38°N, 87.62°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is New Orleans (MSY) from Palmerola (XPL)?
MSY to XPL is 1,092 miles (1,757 km / 949 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from MSY to XPL?
A nonstop covers the 1,092-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 59m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies MSY–XPL?
In October 2025, the Airbus A320 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying MSY–XPL?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,092-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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