ORD → MSYChicago to New Orleans

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Direct flights from Chicago (ORD) to New Orleans (MSY): 47 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. 93% of the last 28 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 16 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 29 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,349 km, an estimated 2 hours 14 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Chicago and New Orleans. Updated 30 October 2026 at 21:04 UTC.

Today, ORD → MSY

Fri 30 Oct · local times
  1. 07:00 UA2778United Left 06:56 Landed 09:36 +7
  2. 08:02 AA4464American Left 07:56 Landed 10:12 −23
  3. 10:41 UA1532United Left 10:37 Landed 13:05 −12
  4. 14:10 UA5745United Left 14:07 MSY est. 16:47In the air · sched 16:53
  5. 21:20 UA1761United Airlines On scheduleGate B19 · T1 ·
  6. 21:50 AA4452American On scheduleGate L10C · T3 ·

Checked ORD board 16:04 · MSY board 15:03

ORD Chicago smooth · +0
MSY New Orleans smooth · +0
1,349 km · ~2h 14m est.
dep bank 07:05–21:5047x weekly
Runs reliable · 2 airlines · 47x weekly · nonstop
93% on time

of the last 28 tracked ORD → MSY flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −16 min. 0 of 29 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−16 minacross the last 28 arrivals
Flight time~2h 14mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures47x2 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 29

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
American 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
American AirlinesAA90% on time

Flights AA4464 08:02 daily · AA4452 21:50 daily

United AirlinesUA94% on time

Flights UA2778 varies daily · UA1532 10:44 daily · UA5689 14:00 daily · UA5745 14:10 Mo Tu Th Fr Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-30AA4464dep −6 → arr−23
10-30UA1532dep −4 → arr−12
10-30UA2778dep −4 → arr+7
10-30UA5745departed−3
10-29AA4452dep −6 → arr−30
10-29AA4464dep −9 → arr−28
10-29UA1532dep −2 → arr+0
10-29UA1761dep −5 → arr−22
10-29UA2778dep +9 → arr+1
10-29UA5745dep −7 → arr−34
10-28AA4452dep +0 → arr−31
10-28AA4464dep +11 → arr+12
10-28UA1532dep −8 → arr+23
10-28UA1680dep −7 → arr−15
10-28UA1761dep +1 → arr−21
10-28UA2778dep −8 → arr−16
10-27AA4452dep −5 → arr−26
10-27AA4464dep −5 → arr−8
10-27UA1532dep −6 → arr−3
10-27UA1761dep −2 → arr−6
10-27UA2778dep −7 → arr−17
10-27UA5745dep −8 → arr−6
10-26AA4452dep +67 → arr+45
10-26AA4464dep −9 → arr−19
10-26UA1532dep −10 → arr−33
10-26UA1761dep −4 → arr−16
10-26UA2778arrived−15
10-26UA5745arrived−42
10-25AA4452arrived−35

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
ORDChicago +0 min smooth 🌤 overcast · E 8 kt Full ORD delay board →
MSYNew Orleans +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · E 12 kt Full MSY delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at ORD and MSY: a 41% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +9 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Chicago to New Orleans route actually runs

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

Is ORD–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 ORD–MSY?

Operators schedule morning departures around 08:02 and evening departures around 20:12 from ORD. 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 ORD to MSY?

Great-circle distance is 1,349 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 125–146 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does ORD–MSY fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 47 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.