Flights Houston → New Orleans
HOU → MSY
How long is the flight from Houston to New Orleans?
The flight from Houston (HOU) to New Orleans (MSY) takes about 1h 2m. 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 Houston to New Orleans operates with a high level of punctuality, with 80% of flights arriving on time. Over the past year, there have been 580 total flights using Boeing 737 models, and the average delay for these flights is 8.2 minutes. The destination airport serves over eleven million passengers annually, indicating a high volume of traffic.
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 Houston (HOU) → New Orleans (MSY) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 1410 flights monitored in recent months, 76% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 12 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.28%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 25.6/100 (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 Houston the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to New Orleans: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Houston (HOU) to New Orleans (MSY) heads east for about 485 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 2m.
Departures from Houston on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 37% of HOU-MSY flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Houston the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into New Orleans it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,410 tracked HOU-MSY flights, 76% left on time with an average delay of 12 min and a 0.3% 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 HOU-MSY
The flight from Houston (HOU) to New Orleans (MSY) takes about 1h 2m. 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 Houston (HOU) -> New Orleans (MSY) route, on-time performance is 76% with an average delay of 12 minutes, based on 1410 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Houston-New Orleans is 0.28% across 1410 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.
