MSY → MSPNew Orleans to Minneapolis

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Direct flights from New Orleans (MSY) to Minneapolis (MSP): 11 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. No cancellations were recorded across the 10 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,676 km, an estimated 2 hours 39 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at New Orleans and Minneapolis. Updated 31 October 2026 at 20:03 UTC.

Today, MSY → MSP

Sat 31 Oct · local times
  1. 16:25 DL2695Delta Air Lines On schedule MSP 19:15scheduled

Checked MSY board 15:03 · MSP board 14:20

MSY New Orleans smooth · +8
MSP Minneapolis smooth · +0
1,676 km · ~2h 39m est.
dep bank 11:35–18:1611x weekly
Running clean · 2 airlines · 11x weekly · nonstop
74 / 100

route health from live MSY and MSP delay boards

0 of 10 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Flight time~2h 39mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures11x2 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 10

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Delta Air LinesSun Country 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
Delta Air LinesDL

Flights DL2695 16:25 daily

Sun Country AirlinesSY

Flights SY1804 varies Mo Su · SY1806 varies Mo Th

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-30DL2695departed+5
10-29DL2695departed+2
10-29SY1806departed+11
10-28DL2695departed+1
10-27DL2695departed+9
10-26DL2695departed+7
10-26SY1804departed+17
10-25DL2695departed+22
10-25SY1804departed+26
10-24DL2695departed+3

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 +8 min smooth ⛅ overcast · ENE 7 kt Full MSY delay board →
MSPMinneapolis +0 min smooth ⛅ overcast · SE 8 kt Full MSP delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at MSY: a 37% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +12 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 Minneapolis route actually runs

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

Is MSY–MSP running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. The departure side at MSY is the weaker end, route health score 74/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from MSY to MSP?

Great-circle distance is 1,676 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 148–174 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does MSY–MSP fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 11 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.

What does the route health score measure?

A blend of departure-side delay at MSY and arrival-side delay at MSP, 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.