Flights Salt Lake City → New Orleans
SLC → MSY
How long is the flight from Salt Lake City to New Orleans?
The flight from Salt Lake City (SLC) to New Orleans (MSY) takes 2h 47m 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 Salt Lake City to New Orleans operates with an average on-time performance rate of 87%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of just 3.9 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 143 total flights using either Airbus A319 or A320 aircraft, serving a destination airport that handles nearly 11,895,985 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 Salt Lake City (SLC) → New Orleans (MSY) route is operated by Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines. Across 304 flights monitored in recent months, 86% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 5 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.33%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 11.2/100 (low), 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 Salt Lake City the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to New Orleans: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Salt Lake City (SLC) to New Orleans (MSY) heads south-east for about 2,296 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 47m.
Departures from Salt Lake City on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 68% of SLC-MSY flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Salt Lake City the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into New Orleans it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 304 tracked SLC-MSY flights, 86% left on time with an average delay of 5 min and a 0.3% 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% |
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Frequently asked questions about SLC-MSY
The flight from Salt Lake City (SLC) to New Orleans (MSY) takes 2h 47m 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 Salt Lake City (SLC) -> New Orleans (MSY) route, on-time performance is 86% with an average delay of 5 minutes, based on 304 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Salt Lake City-New Orleans is 0.33% across 304 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines.
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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.
