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Direct flights from New Orleans (MSY) to Harrisburg (MDT): 1 nonstop departure observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 93 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 1 tracked flight. The nonstop covers 1,668 km, an estimated 2 hours 38 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at New Orleans and Harrisburg. Updated 10 September 2026 at 20:03 UTC.
MSY
New Orleans
smooth · +6
MDT
Harrisburg
tracking
1,668 km · ~2h 38m est.
Running clean · 1 airline · 1x weekly · nonstop
90 / 100
route health from live MSY and MDT delay boards
Median arrival delay is +93 min. 0 of 1 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival+93 minacross the last 1 operated legs
Flight time~2h 38mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures1x1 direct airline on the leg
The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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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 daysHistory
operated legs · board outcomesActual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Full board history, day by day →
Airports right now
live boardsnext sweep in 120s
How the New Orleans to Harrisburg route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop MSY to MDT 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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Pro Flight Search — New Orleans (MSY) to Harrisburg (MDT) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.
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How we measure this →
https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/MSY-MDT
MSY to MDT questions
Is MSY–MDT running on time right now?
Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at MSY is the weaker end, route health score 90/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from MSY to MDT?
Great-circle distance is 1,668 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 148–173 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does MSY–MDT fly?
Sun Country Airlines runs the route with about 1 flight a week (thu). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.
What does the route health score measure?
A blend of departure-side delay at MSY and arrival-side delay at MDT, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.
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