Breeze AirwaysMX
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Direct flights from Richmond (RIC) to New Orleans (MSY): 2 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 15 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 2 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,457 km, an estimated 2 hours 22 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Richmond and New Orleans. Updated 12 September 2026 at 03:03 UTC.
RIC
Richmond
busy · +15
MSY
New Orleans
smooth · +2
1,457 km · ~2h 22m est.
Running clean · 1 airline · 2x weekly · nonstop
90 / 100
route health from live RIC and MSY delay boards
Median arrival delay is −15 min. 0 of 2 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival−15 minacross the last 2 operated legs
Flight time~2h 22mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures2x1 direct airline on the leg
The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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Breeze Airways
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 boardsWeather lens
Current conditions put the pressure at RIC and MSY: 41% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +8 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 Richmond to New Orleans route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop RIC 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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Pro Flight Search — Richmond (RIC) to New Orleans (MSY) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.
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How we measure this →
https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/RIC-MSY
RIC to MSY questions
Is RIC–MSY running on time right now?
Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at RIC is the weaker end, route health score 90/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
Morning or evening flight on RIC–MSY?
Operators schedule evening departures around 21:55 from RIC. 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 RIC to MSY?
Great-circle distance is 1,457 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 133–155 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does RIC–MSY fly?
Breeze Airways runs the route with about 3 flights a week (mon, fri). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.
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