MSY → CLTNew Orleans to Charlotte

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Direct flights from New Orleans (MSY) to Charlotte (CLT): 59 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 97% of the last 35 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 12 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 35 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,047 km, an estimated 1 hour 51 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at New Orleans and Charlotte. Updated 5 November 2026 at 23:41 UTC.

Today, MSY → CLT

Thu 5 Nov · local times
  1. 05:24 AA1278American Left 05:32 +8 Landed 08:12 −13
  2. 07:10 AA5594American Left 07:11 Landed 10:09 −10
  3. 09:10 AA1166American Left 09:19 +9 Landed 12:02 −7
  4. 12:45 AA3145American Left 12:52 +7 Landed 15:37 −8
  5. 15:17 AA3141American Left 15:17 Landed 18:23 +6
  6. 18:34 AA2983American On schedule CLT 21:34scheduled

Checked MSY board 15:03 · CLT board 18:41

MSY New Orleans smooth · +6
CLT Charlotte smooth · +0
1,047 km · ~1h 51m est.
dep bank 06:00–18:5059x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 59x weekly · nonstop
97% on time

of the last 35 tracked MSY → CLT flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −12 min. 0 of 35 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−12 minacross the last 35 arrivals
Flight time~1h 51mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures59x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 35

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 AirlinesAA97% on time

Flights AA1278 06:00 Mo Tu We Th Su · AA424 06:29 daily · AA1585 07:29 daily · AA5176 08:20 Mo Tu We

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-05AA1166dep +9 → arr−7
11-05AA1278dep +8 → arr−13
11-05AA3141arrived+6
11-05AA3145dep +7 → arr−8
11-05AA5594dep +1 → arr−10
11-04AA1278dep +5 → arr−14
11-04AA1724dep +5 → arr−13
11-04AA2983dep +58 → arr+37
11-04AA3145dep +7 → arr−12
11-04AA5176dep +5 → arr−16
11-03AA1278dep +2 → arr−28
11-03AA1724dep +4 → arr−24
11-03AA2983dep +13 → arr−24
11-03AA3145dep +38 → arr+5
11-03AA5176dep +6 → arr−17
11-02AA1278dep +21 → arr+2
11-02AA1724arrived−24
11-02AA2983dep +35 → arr+11
11-02AA3141dep +6 → arr−19
11-02AA3145dep +34 → arr+10
11-02AA5176dep +117 → arr−5
11-01AA1166dep +5 → arr−17
11-01AA1278dep +12 → arr−9
11-01AA2853dep +16 → arr+7
11-01AA2983dep +15 → arr−7
11-01AA3141dep +7 → arr−22
11-01AA3145dep +14 → arr−4
10-31AA1585dep +5 → arr−20
10-31AA1769dep +16 → arr+3
10-31AA2287dep +3 → arr−23
10-31AA424dep +3 → arr−25
10-30AA1585dep +2 → arr−22
10-30AA1769dep +12 → arr−10
10-30AA2287dep +9 → arr−17
10-30AA2615dep +14 → arr−10

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
MSYNew Orleans +6 min smooth 🌤 clear · N 0 kt Full MSY delay board →
CLTCharlotte +0 min smooth 🌤 overcast · SSW 6 kt Full CLT delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at MSY: a 34% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +5 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the New Orleans to Charlotte route actually runs

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

Is MSY–CLT running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at MSY is the weaker end, route health score 95/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on MSY–CLT?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:00 and evening departures around 18:00 from MSY. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the CLT delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from MSY to CLT?

Great-circle distance is 1,047 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 104–120 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does MSY–CLT fly?

American Airlines runs the route with about 59 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.