PHL → MSYPhiladelphia to New Orleans

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Direct flights from Philadelphia (PHL) to New Orleans (MSY): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 91% of the last 22 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 36 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 22 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,751 km, an estimated 2 hours 45 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Philadelphia and New Orleans. Updated 28 October 2026 at 00:54 UTC.

Today, PHL → MSY

Tue 27 Oct · local times
  1. 15:45 AA1779American Left 15:39 ·
  2. 21:57 AA1256 Left 21:53 ·

Checked PHL board 20:54 · MSY board 15:03

PHL Philadelphia smooth · +0
MSY New Orleans smooth · +0
1,751 km · ~2h 45m est.
dep bank 08:40–22:007x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
91% on time

of the last 22 operated PHL → MSY flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −36 min. 0 of 22 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−36 minacross the last 22 operated legs
Flight time~2h 45mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 22

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
American 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 AA2324 08:40 daily · AA1779 11:45 daily · AA1339 22:00 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-27AA1256departed−4
10-27AA1779departed−6
10-26AA1339arrived−40
10-26AA1779dep +17 → arr−38
10-26AA2324departed−7
10-25AA1339dep −9 → arr−37
10-25AA1779dep −7 → arr−20
10-25AA2324dep +1 → arr−55
10-241I274arrived−19
10-24AA1339arrived−54
10-24AA1779dep −5 → arr−46
10-24AA2324dep −4 → arr−36
10-23AA1339arrived−38
10-23AA1779dep +5 → arr−35
10-23AA2324dep +41 → arr−49
10-22AA1339arrived−47
10-22AA1779dep +37 → arr−46
10-22AA2324dep −2 → arr−13
10-21AA1339departed+17
10-21AA1779dep −6 → arr−41
10-21AA2324dep +82 → arr+36
10-20AA1339arrived−19

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
PHLPhiladelphia +0 min smooth 🌤 scattered clouds · E 4 kt Full PHL delay board →
MSYNew Orleans +0 min smooth 🌤 clear · S 3 kt Full MSY delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at PHL and MSY: 41% 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 →

How the Philadelphia to New Orleans route actually runs

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

Is PHL–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 PHL–MSY?

Operators schedule morning departures around 08:40 and evening departures around 22:00 from PHL. 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 PHL to MSY?

Great-circle distance is 1,751 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 154–180 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does PHL–MSY fly?

American Airlines runs the route with about 21 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.