Flights New Orleans → Tampa
MSY → TPA
How long is the flight from New Orleans to Tampa?
The flight from New Orleans (MSY) to Tampa (TPA) takes 1h 12m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from New Orleans to Tampa operates with a Boeing 737-300 aircraft and has an on-time performance rate of 75%, with an average delay of 11.7 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 324 flights, serving a destination airport that handles nearly 21.5 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) → Tampa (TPA) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 642 flights monitored in recent months, 73% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 16 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.93%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 27.4/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Tampa 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 Tampa: what to expect in this direction
Flying from New Orleans (MSY) to Tampa (TPA) heads east for about 785 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 12m.
Departures from New Orleans on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 37% of MSY-TPA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing New Orleans the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Tampa it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 642 tracked MSY-TPA flights, 73% left on time with an average delay of 16 min and a 0.9% 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-TPA
The flight from New Orleans (MSY) to Tampa (TPA) takes 1h 12m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the New Orleans (MSY) -> Tampa (TPA) route, on-time performance is 73% with an average delay of 16 minutes, based on 642 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on New Orleans-Tampa is 0.93% across 642 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.
