Flights New Orleans → Baltimore
MSY → BWI
How long is the flight from New Orleans to Baltimore?
The flight from New Orleans (MSY) to Baltimore (BWI) takes about 2h 26m. 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 New Orleans to Baltimore has a 77% on-time performance rate, with an average delay of 8.4 minutes when flights are not on time. The destination airport in Baltimore, which opened in 1947, handles over 22.8 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 New Orleans (MSY) → Baltimore (BWI) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 616 flights monitored in recent months, 72% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 15 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.46%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 20.3/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Baltimore the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from New Orleans the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Baltimore: what to expect in this direction
Flying from New Orleans (MSY) to Baltimore (BWI) heads north-east for about 1,607 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 26m.
Departures from New Orleans on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 44% of MSY-BWI flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing New Orleans the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Baltimore it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 616 tracked MSY-BWI flights, 72% left on time with an average delay of 15 min and a 1.5% 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 MSY-BWI
The flight from New Orleans (MSY) to Baltimore (BWI) takes about 2h 26m. 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 New Orleans (MSY) -> Baltimore (BWI) route, on-time performance is 72% with an average delay of 15 minutes, based on 616 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on New Orleans-Baltimore is 1.46% across 616 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.
