BOS → MSYBoston to New Orleans

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Direct flights from Boston (BOS) to New Orleans (MSY): 25 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. 82% of the last 17 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 17 minutes early. 1 of the 19 tracked flights was cancelled. The nonstop covers 2,200 km, an estimated 3 hours 19 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Boston and New Orleans. Updated 13 November 2026 at 02:39 UTC.

Today, BOS → MSY

Thu 12 Nov · local times
  1. 10:10 B6401JetBlue Left 10:10 Landed 12:50 −13
  2. 11:34 DL1398Delta Air Lines Left 11:44 +10 Landed 14:21
  3. 15:29 B6701JetBlue Cancelled ·
  4. 20:59 B6601JetBlue Sched 20:59Departure not confirmed by the board MSY est. 23:20sched 23:46

Checked BOS board 21:39 · MSY board 19:37

BOS Boston disrupted · +98
MSY New Orleans busy · +17
2,200 km · ~3h 19m est.
dep bank 10:10–20:5925x weekly
Runs reliable · 2 airlines · 25x weekly · nonstop
82% on time

of the last 17 tracked BOS → MSY flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −17 min. 1 of 19 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−17 minacross the last 16 arrivals
Flight time~3h 19mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures25x2 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled5.3%recent route rate · 1 of 19

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Thu
Fri
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Delta Air LinesJetBlue Airways

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Delta Air LinesDL80% on time

Flights DL1398 11:10 daily

JetBlue AirwaysB683% on time

Flights B6401 10:10 daily · B6701 15:29 Mo Th Fr Su · B6601 20:59 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-12B6401dep +0 → arr−13
11-12B6701cancelledCNX
11-12DL1398dep +10 → arr+0
11-11B6401dep +0 → arr−31
11-11B6601dep +0 → arr−12
11-11DL1398dep −5 → arr−25
11-10B6401departed+0
11-10B6601dep +0 → arr−33
11-10DL1398departed−5
11-09B6401dep +0 → arr−34
11-09B6601dep +0 → arr−24
11-09B6701arrived−48
11-09DL1398arrived−27
11-08B6401dep +0 → arr−33
11-08B6601dep +0 → arr−17
11-08B6701arrived+2
11-08DL1398arrived+6
11-07B6401dep +50 → arr+42
11-07DL1398arrived+20

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
BOSBoston +98 min disrupted 🌤 overcast · ENE 16 kt Full BOS delay board →
MSYNew Orleans +17 min busy 🌤 few clouds · NW 3 kt Full MSY delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at BOS and MSY: a 39% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +5 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Boston to New Orleans route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop BOS to MSY flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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Canonical URL
https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/BOS-MSY
How we measure this →

BOS to MSY questions

Is BOS–MSY running on time right now?

Significant delay risk. The departure side at BOS is the weaker end, route health score 39/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on BOS–MSY?

Operators schedule morning departures around 10:10 and evening departures around 20:59 from BOS. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the MSY delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from BOS to MSY?

Great-circle distance is 2,200 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 185–219 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does BOS–MSY fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 25 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.