Flights Los Angeles → New Orleans
LAX → MSY
How long is the flight from Los Angeles to New Orleans?
The flight from Los Angeles (LAX) to New Orleans (MSY) takes 3h 18m 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 Los Angeles to New Orleans has an on-time performance rate of 81%, with an average delay of 11.8 minutes per flight. Over the past year, this route has seen a total of 336 flights operated by aircraft including Airbus A319, Airbus A320, and Boeing 737-800 models.
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 Los Angeles (LAX) → New Orleans (MSY) route is operated by Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, United Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 808 flights monitored in recent months, 79% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 11 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.50%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 18.8/100 (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 Los Angeles the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to New Orleans: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Los Angeles (LAX) to New Orleans (MSY) heads east for about 2,682 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 18m.
Departures from Los Angeles on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 54% of LAX-MSY flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Los Angeles the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into New Orleans it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 808 tracked LAX-MSY flights, 79% left on time with an average delay of 11 min and a 0.5% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 85% | 1 min | 0.8% |
| Alaska Airlines (AS) | 85% | -1 min | 0.5% |
| United Airlines (UA) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
| KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KL) | 82% | 19 min | 5.9% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 75% | 5 min | 0.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about LAX-MSY
The flight from Los Angeles (LAX) to New Orleans (MSY) takes 3h 18m 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 Los Angeles (LAX) -> New Orleans (MSY) route, on-time performance is 79% with an average delay of 11 minutes, based on 808 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Los Angeles-New Orleans is 0.50% across 808 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 5 airlines: Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, United Airlines, Southwest 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.
