Flights New Orleans → Washington
MSY → IAD
How long is the flight from New Orleans to Washington?
The flight from New Orleans (MSY) to Washington (IAD) takes about 2h 20m. 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 Washington demonstrates high punctuality with a 96% on-time performance and an average arrival three minutes early. Over the course of a year, this route sees 165 flights using various aircraft models including Airbus A320, Embraer 170, Airbus A319, and Canadair Regional Jet 700, serving a destination airport that handles nearly 21.4 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) → Washington (IAD) route is operated by Air Canada, Lufthansa Cargo, United Airlines. Across 404 flights monitored in recent months, 93% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 2 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.23%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 10.6/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Washington 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 Washington: what to expect in this direction
Flying from New Orleans (MSY) to Washington (IAD) heads north-east for about 1,537 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 20m.
Departures from New Orleans on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 51% of MSY-IAD flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing New Orleans the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Washington it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 404 tracked MSY-IAD flights, 93% left on time with an average delay of 2 min and a 2.2% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
| Lufthansa Cargo (LH) | 74% | 21 min | 0.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about MSY-IAD
The flight from New Orleans (MSY) to Washington (IAD) takes about 2h 20m. 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) -> Washington (IAD) route, on-time performance is 93% with an average delay of 2 minutes, based on 404 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on New Orleans-Washington is 2.23% across 404 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: Air Canada, Lufthansa Cargo, United 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.
