IAH → MSYHouston to New Orleans

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Direct flights from Houston (IAH) to New Orleans (MSY): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 17 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 4 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 490 km, an estimated 1 hour 8 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Houston and New Orleans. Updated 13 September 2026 at 21:09 UTC.

IAH Houston smooth · +0
MSY New Orleans smooth · +0
490 km · ~1h 08m est.
dep bank 07:30–21:307x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
100 / 100

route health from live IAH and MSY delay boards

Median arrival delay is −17 min. 0 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−17 minacross the last 4 operated legs
Flight time~1h 08mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
United 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
United AirlinesUA

Flights UA491 07:30 daily · UA575 09:50 daily · UA2385 11:55 daily · UA2738 14:55 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-13UA2385arrived+5
09-13UA2738dep −7 → arr−29
09-13UA491dep −7 → arr−20
09-13UA575dep −9 → arr−17

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
IAHHouston +0 min smooth Full IAH delay board →
MSYNew Orleans +0 min smooth Full MSY delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at MSY: 36% odds of a 15+ minute delay, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Houston to New Orleans route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop IAH 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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How we measure this →

IAH to MSY questions

Is IAH–MSY running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on IAH–MSY?

Operators schedule morning departures around 07:30 and evening departures around 18:45 from IAH. 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 IAH to MSY?

Great-circle distance is 490 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 65–72 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does IAH–MSY fly?

United Airlines runs the route with about 64 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.