CLT → MSYCharlotte to New Orleans

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Direct flights from Charlotte (CLT) to New Orleans (MSY): 46 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 86% of the last 35 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 14 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 35 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,047 km, an estimated 1 hour 51 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Charlotte and New Orleans. Updated 2 November 2026 at 17:39 UTC.

Today, CLT → MSY

Mon 2 Nov · local times
AA3145American34 min late

The CLT board at 12:39 shows departure at 12:44 instead of 12:10, gate A6.

Landing
13:42MSY board estimate · sched 13:14
Later cancelled
0.5%of 25,485 past American flights whose board showed 20 to 40 min late
Still to leave today
AA3141 13:49American · then AA2983 16:05, AA5131 19:30
Track AA3145 →
AA2983American25 min late

The CLT board at 12:39 shows departure at 16:30 instead of 16:05, gate C11.

Later cancelled
0.5%of 25,485 past American flights whose board showed 20 to 40 min late
Still to leave today
AA5131 19:30American · then AA2080 21:55
Track AA2983 →
  1. 08:20 AA1166American Airlines Departed Landed 08:51 −4
  2. 12:10 AA3145American Est. 12:44 +34Gate A6 MSY est. 13:42 +28sched 13:14
  3. 13:49 AA3141American On scheduleGate A1 ·
  4. 16:05 AA2983American Est. 16:30 +25Gate C11 ·
  5. 19:30 AA5131American On scheduleGate E16 ·
  6. 21:55 AA2080American On scheduleGate C5 ·

Checked CLT board 12:39 · MSY board 10:03

CLT Charlotte smooth · +0
MSY New Orleans smooth · +0
1,047 km · ~1h 51m est.
dep bank 07:11–22:5246x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 46x weekly · nonstop
86% on time

of the last 35 tracked CLT → MSY flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −14 min. 0 of 35 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−14 minacross the last 35 arrivals
Flight time~1h 51mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures46x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 35

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
American Airlines

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
American AirlinesAA88% on time

Flights AA2287 07:11 daily · AA1166 varies Mo Su · AA1769 11:00 daily · AA3145 varies Mo Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-02AA1166arrived−4
11-01AA1166arrived−31
11-01AA2080arrived+56
11-01AA2983dep −5 → arr−23
11-01AA3141dep −4 → arr−11
11-01AA3145arrived−8
11-01AA5131dep −6 → arr−14
10-31AA1769arrived−19
10-31AA2287arrived−19
10-31AA2566arrived+12
10-31AA2615dep −8 → arr−9
10-30AA1769dep −6 → arr−7
10-30AA2287arrived−21
10-30AA2566arrived−2
10-30AA2615dep −3 → arr−8
10-30AA608dep −3 → arr−20
10-30SY8607dep +148 → arr+146
10-29AA1769arrived−25
10-29AA2287arrived−15
10-29AA2566arrived−10
10-29AA2615arrived+6
10-29AA608dep −5 → arr−14
10-28AA1769arrived−27
10-28AA2287arrived−10
10-28AA2566arrived−30
10-28AA2615arrived−9
10-27AA1769arrived−35
10-27AA2287arrived−26
10-27AA2615arrived+63
10-27AA608arrived−23
10-26AA1769arrived+29
10-26AA2287arrived−23
10-26AA2566arrived−19
10-26AA2615arrived−14
10-26AA608arrived+31

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
CLTCharlotte +0 min smooth 🌤 scattered clouds · N 0 kt Full CLT delay board →
MSYNew Orleans +0 min smooth ⛅ overcast · E 15 kt Full MSY delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at MSY: a 37% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +13 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Charlotte to New Orleans route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop CLT 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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CLT to MSY questions

Is CLT–MSY running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 75/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on CLT–MSY?

Operators schedule morning departures around 07:11 and evening departures around 20:15 from CLT. 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 CLT to MSY?

Great-circle distance is 1,047 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 104–120 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does CLT–MSY fly?

American Airlines runs the route with about 46 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.