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Direct flights from Indianapolis (IND) to New Orleans (MSY): 1 nonstop departure observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 18 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 1 tracked flight. The nonstop covers 1,140 km, an estimated 1 hour 58 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Indianapolis and New Orleans. Updated 12 October 2026 at 20:03 UTC.
IND
Indianapolis
smooth · +0
MSY
New Orleans
busy · +23
1,140 km · ~1h 58m est.
Running clean · 1 airline · 1x weekly · nonstop
85 / 100
route health from live IND and MSY delay boards
Median arrival delay is −18 min. 0 of 1 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival−18 minacross the last 1 operated legs
Flight time~1h 58mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures1x1 direct airline on the leg
The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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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 MSY: 39% 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 →
next sweep in 120s
How the Indianapolis to New Orleans route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop IND 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 — Indianapolis (IND) 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/IND-MSY
IND to MSY questions
Is IND–MSY running on time right now?
Smooth skies ahead. The arrival side at MSY is the weaker end, route health score 85/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from IND to MSY?
Great-circle distance is 1,140 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 110–128 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does IND–MSY fly?
Sun Country Airlines runs the route with about 1 flight a week (mon). 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 IND 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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