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Flights Key West → New Orleans

EYW → MSY

12.3
Average risk (Low)
1
Airlines

Route overview

The flight route connects Key West with New Orleans, serving a destination airport that sees over eleven million passengers annually. This high-volume traffic indicates the route's significance for both business and leisure travelers between these two cities.

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 Key West (EYW) → New Orleans (MSY) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 12.3/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At New Orleans the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Key West the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.

Heading to New Orleans: what to expect in this direction

Flying from Key West (EYW) to New Orleans (MSY) heads north-west for about 1,035 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 43m.

Air-traffic congestion: departing Key West the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into New Orleans it is 2.0 min (atfm).

Route facts

Time difference
1h behind
Arrival (dest. local time)
08:43
Elevation MSY
4 ft
Est. CO₂/passenger
~104 kg

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Airline punctuality on this route

Airline On-time Average delay Cancellations
Southwest Airlines (WN) 73% 6 min 3.1%

Airlines operating EYW-MSY

Frequently asked questions about EYW-MSY

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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.