DEN → MSYDenver to New Orleans

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Direct flights from Denver (DEN) to New Orleans (MSY): 58 nonstop departures observed each week across 3 airlines. 88% of the last 48 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 8 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 49 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,708 km, an estimated 2 hours 41 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Denver and New Orleans. Updated 31 October 2026 at 13:57 UTC.

Today, DEN → MSY

Sat 31 Oct · local times
  1. 09:56 UA2273United Airlines On scheduleGate B18 ·
  2. 10:45 WN1100Southwest Airlines On scheduleGate C47 ·
  3. 14:00 WN1101Southwest Airlines On scheduleGate C51 ·
  4. 17:50 UA2002United Airlines On scheduleGate B27 ·

Checked DEN board 07:57 · MSY board 06:03

DEN Denver smooth · +0
MSY New Orleans smooth · +0
1,708 km · ~2h 41m est.
dep bank 06:05–20:4058x weekly
Runs reliable · 3 airlines · 58x weekly · nonstop
88% on time

of the last 48 tracked DEN → MSY flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −8 min. 0 of 49 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−8 minacross the last 48 arrivals
Flight time~2h 41mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures58x3 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 49

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Frontier AirlinesSouthwest AirlinesUnited 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
Frontier AirlinesF9

Flights F92360 06:05 Mo Th Fr Su

Southwest AirlinesWN86% on time

Flights WN4252 09:50 Mo Tu We Th Fr · WN3419 varies daily · WN4149 14:20 Su · WN1693 15:15 Tu We Sa

United AirlinesUA95% on time

Flights UA1187 08:00 Mo Th Su · UA2273 varies daily · UA250 13:25 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · UA2002 17:50 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-30F92360dep −10 → arr−17
10-30UA2002dep −5 → arr−8
10-30UA2273dep −3 → arr−5
10-30UA250dep −2 → arr−6
10-30WN1467dep −3 → arr−10
10-30WN3419dep +10 → arr+4
10-30WN4252dep +7 → arr+10
10-30WN859dep −1 → arr−10
10-29F92360dep −8 → arr−36
10-29UA1187dep −9 → arr−8
10-29UA2002dep +11 → arr−4
10-29UA2273dep −9 → arr−14
10-29UA250dep −4 → arr−1
10-29WN1467dep +0 → arr−9
10-29WN3419dep +5 → arr−6
10-29WN4252dep −2 → arr−7
10-29WN859dep −4 → arr−15
10-28UA2002dep +5 → arr−7
10-28UA2273dep −7 → arr−23
10-28UA250dep −4 → arr−14
10-28WN1467dep +17 → arr+3
10-28WN1693dep +3 → arr−15
10-28WN3419dep −1 → arr−11
10-28WN4252dep +1 → arr−19
10-27DL8924arrived+37
10-27UA2002dep +11 → arr+8
10-27UA2273dep −3 → arr−12
10-27WN1467departed+21
10-27WN1693dep +3 → arr−10
10-27WN3419dep −1 → arr+1
10-27WN4252dep +3 → arr−12
10-26F92360dep −8 → arr−22
10-26UA1187dep −14 → arr−26
10-26UA2002dep −6 → arr−16
10-26UA2273dep −3 → arr−5
10-26UA250dep −3 → arr−14
10-26WN1467dep +23 → arr+12
10-26WN3419dep +110 → arr+102
10-26WN4252dep −1 → arr−11
10-26WN859dep −2 → arr−9

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
DENDenver +0 min smooth 🌫 clear · NNW 4 kt Full DEN delay board →
MSYNew Orleans +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · ENE 8 kt Full MSY delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at DEN: a 43% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +11 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Denver to New Orleans route actually runs

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

Is DEN–MSY running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 74/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on DEN–MSY?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:05 and evening departures around 17:00 from DEN. 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 DEN to MSY?

Great-circle distance is 1,708 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 151–176 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does DEN–MSY fly?

3 carriers operate this route, around 58 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.