Flights Dallas-Fort Worth → New Orleans
DFW → MSY
How long is the flight from Dallas-Fort Worth to New Orleans?
The flight from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to New Orleans (MSY) takes 1h 13m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 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 Dallas-Fort Worth to New Orleans operates with a mix of McDonnell Douglas MD-83 and Airbus A319 aircraft, serving over eleven million passengers annually at the destination airport. With seventy percent of flights arriving on time, the average delay for this route is approximately eighteen minutes.
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 Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → New Orleans (MSY) route is operated by American Airlines, British Airways, Spirit Airlines. Across 1719 flights monitored in recent months, 65% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 26 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.21%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 23/100 (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 Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to New Orleans: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to New Orleans (MSY) heads south-east for about 719 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 13m.
Departures from Dallas-Fort Worth on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 37% of DFW-MSY flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into New Orleans it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,719 tracked DFW-MSY flights, 65% left on time with an average delay of 26 min and a 2.2% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
| Spirit Airlines (NK) | 66% | 19 min | 3.4% |
| British Airways (BA) | 66% | 31 min | 1.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about DFW-MSY
The flight from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to New Orleans (MSY) takes 1h 13m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) -> New Orleans (MSY) route, on-time performance is 65% with an average delay of 26 minutes, based on 1719 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Dallas-Fort Worth-New Orleans is 2.21% across 1719 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: American Airlines, British Airways, Spirit Airlines.
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.
