DEN → MSYDenver to New Orleans

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Direct flights from Denver (DEN) to New Orleans (MSY): 18 nonstop departures observed each week across 3 airlines. 57% of the last 14 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 6 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 14 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 7 September 2026 at 01:41 UTC.

DEN Denver smooth · +3
MSY New Orleans smooth · +0
1,708 km · ~2h 41m est.
dep bank 11:00–18:0018x weekly
Runs rough · 3 airlines · 18x weekly · nonstop
57% on time

of the last 14 operated DEN → MSY flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +6 min. 0 of 14 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+6 minacross the last 14 operated legs
Flight time~2h 41mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures18x3 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 14

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 varies Mo Th Fr Su

Southwest AirlinesWN33% on time

Flights WN4629 11:00 Tu We · WN443 varies daily · WN1580 15:35 Mo Th Fr Su · WN3351 18:00 Mo Th Fr Su

United AirlinesUA100% on time

Flights UA2273 11:15 daily · UA1541 17:45 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-06F92360departed+33
09-06UA1541departed−6
09-06UA2273dep −5 → arr−17
09-06WN1580departed+2
09-06WN330dep +75 → arr+138
09-05UA1541dep −5 → arr−10
09-05UA2273dep +0 → arr−10
09-05WN443dep +3 → arr−8
09-04F92360departed+48
09-04UA1541departed+6
09-04UA2273departed−4
09-04WN1580departed+31
09-04WN3351departed+55
09-04WN443departed+16

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 +3 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · ENE 5 kt Full DEN delay board →
MSYNew Orleans +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · W 4 kt Full MSY delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at DEN and MSY: 44% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +10 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. 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?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at DEN is the weaker end, route health score 96/100. 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 11:00 and evening departures around 17:45 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 35 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.