Flights Phoenix → New Orleans
PHX → MSY
How long is the flight from Phoenix to New Orleans?
The flight from Phoenix (PHX) to New Orleans (MSY) takes about 3h 2m. 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 Phoenix to New Orleans has a 76% on-time performance rate, with an average delay of 14 minutes when flights are not on time. Over the course of a year, this route sees around 316 total flights, serving one of the busiest airports in terms of annual passenger traffic at nearly 11.9 million passengers per year for its destination.
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 Phoenix (PHX) → New Orleans (MSY) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 619 flights monitored in recent months, 73% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 14 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 21.6/100 (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 Phoenix the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to New Orleans: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Phoenix (PHX) to New Orleans (MSY) heads east for about 2,088 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 2m.
Departures from Phoenix on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 41% of PHX-MSY flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Phoenix the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into New Orleans it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 619 tracked PHX-MSY flights, 73% left on time with an average delay of 14 min and a 0.0% 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 PHX-MSY
The flight from Phoenix (PHX) to New Orleans (MSY) takes about 3h 2m. 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 Phoenix (PHX) -> New Orleans (MSY) route, on-time performance is 73% with an average delay of 14 minutes, based on 619 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Phoenix-New Orleans is 0.00% across 619 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.
