Flights Baltimore → New Orleans
BWI → MSY
How long is the flight from Baltimore to New Orleans?
The flight from Baltimore (BWI) to New Orleans (MSY) takes about 2h 26m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
Route overview
The flight route from Baltimore to New Orleans operates with a Boeing 737-300 aircraft and has an on-time performance rate of 75%. Over the past period, there have been 278 flights with an average delay of 15.3 minutes. The origin airport in Baltimore, which opened in 1947, connects to a destination city that handles nearly 11.9 million passengers annually.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Baltimore (BWI) → New Orleans (MSY) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 637 flights monitored in recent months, 68% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 19 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.57%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 22.7/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At New Orleans the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Baltimore the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to New Orleans: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Baltimore (BWI) to New Orleans (MSY) heads south-west for about 1,607 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 26m.
Departures from Baltimore on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 43% of BWI-MSY flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Baltimore the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into New Orleans it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 637 tracked BWI-MSY flights, 68% left on time with an average delay of 19 min and a 1.6% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 75% | 5 min | 0.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about BWI-MSY
The flight from Baltimore (BWI) to New Orleans (MSY) takes about 2h 26m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
On the Baltimore (BWI) -> New Orleans (MSY) route, on-time performance is 68% with an average delay of 19 minutes, based on 637 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Baltimore-New Orleans is 1.57% across 637 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Southwest Airlines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
