MSY → MCONew Orleans to Orlando

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Direct flights from New Orleans (MSY) to Orlando (MCO): 74 nonstop departures observed each week across 3 airlines. 88% of the last 51 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 12 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 55 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 886 km, an estimated 1 hour 38 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at New Orleans and Orlando. Updated 6 November 2026 at 13:22 UTC.

Today, MSY → MCO

Fri 6 Nov · local times
  1. 05:00 WN3168Southwest Airlines Left 05:10 +10 Landed 07:22 −23
  2. 07:30 WN3169Southwest Airlines On schedule MCO est. 09:57sched 10:15
  3. · MX611Breeze Airways On schedule MCO est. 17:13sched 17:23

Checked MSY board 06:03 · MCO board 08:22

MSY New Orleans smooth · +4
MCO Orlando smooth · +0
886 km · ~1h 38m est.
dep bank 05:00–21:5574x weekly
Runs reliable · 3 airlines · 74x weekly · nonstop
88% on time

of the last 51 tracked MSY → MCO flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −12 min. 0 of 55 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−12 minacross the last 51 arrivals
Flight time~1h 38mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures74x3 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 55

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Breeze AirwaysFrontier AirlinesSouthwest 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
Breeze AirwaysMX100% on time

Flights MX611 varies Mo We Fr Sa · MX2511 15:48 Th Su

Frontier AirlinesF9100% on time

Flights F91432 varies Mo We Th Fr Su · F93554 varies Tu Fr Sa Su · F94932 varies Mo Th Fr Sa Su

Southwest AirlinesWN84% on time

Flights WN3123 05:00 Mo Th Fr Sa · WN3168 05:00 Mo Th Fr Su · WN2218 06:35 Mo Th Fr · WN3169 07:30 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-06WN3168dep +10 → arr−23
11-05F91432dep +4 → arr−31
11-05F94932departed+11
11-05MX2511dep +17 → arr−14
11-05WN2272dep +13 → arr−18
11-05WN3168dep +6 → arr−26
11-05WN3169dep +14 → arr−15
11-05WN3170dep +26 → arr−5
11-05WN3173departed+6
11-05WN4794dep +32 → arr−5
11-04F91432dep +5 → arr−23
11-04MX611dep +14 → arr−6
11-04WN2470dep +25 → arr+0
11-04WN3169dep +3 → arr−31
11-04WN3170dep +22 → arr−1
11-04WN3173dep +5 → arr−28
11-04WN4794dep +20 → arr−12
11-03F93554dep +6 → arr−23
11-03WN2470dep +31 → arr+5
11-03WN3169dep +7 → arr−24
11-03WN3170dep +15 → arr−3
11-03WN3173departed+66
11-03WN4794dep +3 → arr−21
11-02F94932dep −7 → arr−40
11-02MX611dep −2 → arr−21
11-02WN2272dep +20 → arr−3
11-02WN3168dep +18 → arr−1
11-02WN3169dep +27 → arr+11
11-02WN3170dep +17 → arr−11
11-02WN3173dep +33 → arr+8
11-02WN4794dep +39 → arr+18
11-01F91432dep +13 → arr−10
11-01MX2511dep +9 → arr−6
11-01WN2272dep +84 → arr+68
11-01WN3168dep +19 → arr−10
11-01WN3169dep +10 → arr−10
11-01WN3170dep +16 → arr+1
11-01WN3173departed−4
11-01WN4013dep +54 → arr+37
11-01WN4794dep +184 → arr+160

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
MSYNew Orleans +4 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · N 3 kt Full MSY delay board →
MCOOrlando +0 min smooth 🌤 clear · NNW 3 kt Full MCO delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at MSY: a 33% 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 New Orleans to Orlando route actually runs

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

Is MSY–MCO running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at MSY 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 MSY–MCO?

Operators schedule morning departures around 05:00 and evening departures around 17:10 from MSY. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the MCO delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from MSY to MCO?

Great-circle distance is 886 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 93–106 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does MSY–MCO fly?

3 carriers operate this route, around 74 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.