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Direct flights from Norfolk (ORF) to New Orleans (MSY): 3 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 6 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 3 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,511 km, an estimated 2 hours 26 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Norfolk and New Orleans. Updated 14 September 2026 at 11:03 UTC.
ORF
Norfolk
smooth · +13
MSY
New Orleans
smooth · +0
1,511 km · ~2h 26m est.
Running clean · 1 airline · 3x weekly · nonstop
91 / 100
route health from live ORF and MSY delay boards
Median arrival delay is +6 min. 0 of 3 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival+6 minacross the last 3 operated legs
Flight time~2h 26mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures3x1 direct airline on the leg
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 boardsWeather lens
Current conditions put the pressure at ORF and MSY: 43% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +9 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →
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How the Norfolk to New Orleans route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop ORF 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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https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/ORF-MSY
ORF to MSY questions
Is ORF–MSY running on time right now?
Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at ORF is the weaker end, route health score 91/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from ORF to MSY?
Great-circle distance is 1,511 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 137–160 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does ORF–MSY fly?
Breeze Airways runs the route with about 3 flights a week (sun, thu, fri). 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 ORF and arrival-side delay at MSY, 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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