Flights Boston → New Orleans
BOS → MSY
How long is the flight from Boston to New Orleans?
The flight from Boston (BOS) to New Orleans (MSY) takes 3h 1m on average. That is the median time recorded across 3 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Boston to New Orleans operates with an average on-time performance rate of 75%, experiencing a mean delay of 20.7 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees 227 flights using Embraer 190 aircraft, serving one of the busiest airports in its destination city which 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 Boston (BOS) → New Orleans (MSY) route is operated by JetBlue Airways. Across 515 flights monitored in recent months, 80% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 14 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.33%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 28.1/100 (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 Boston the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to New Orleans: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Boston (BOS) to New Orleans (MSY) heads south-west for about 2,200 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 1m.
Departures from Boston on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 66% of BOS-MSY flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Boston the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into New Orleans it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 515 tracked BOS-MSY flights, 80% left on time with an average delay of 14 min and a 2.3% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| JetBlue Airways (B6) | 79% | 7 min | 0.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about BOS-MSY
The flight from Boston (BOS) to New Orleans (MSY) takes 3h 1m on average. That is the median time recorded across 3 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Boston (BOS) -> New Orleans (MSY) route, on-time performance is 80% with an average delay of 14 minutes, based on 515 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Boston-New Orleans is 2.33% across 515 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: JetBlue Airways.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at New Orleans, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
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.
