MSY → MCONew Orleans to Orlando

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Direct flights from New Orleans (MSY) to Orlando (MCO): 20 nonstop departures observed each week across 3 airlines. 78% of the last 18 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 4 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 18 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 886 km, an estimated 1 hour 38 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at New Orleans and Orlando. Updated 18 October 2026 at 14:22 UTC.

Today, MSY → MCO

Sun 18 Oct · local times
  1. 07:00 WN3285Southwest Airlines Left 07:00 Landed 09:30 −25
  2. · F91432Frontier Airlines On schedule MCO est. 17:20sched 17:30
  3. · MX2511Breeze Airways On schedule MCO est. 18:26sched 18:36
  4. · WN2752Southwest Airlines On schedule MCO est. 12:37sched 12:55
  5. · WN2784Southwest Airlines On schedule MCO est. 17:10sched 17:20
  6. · WN3159Southwest Airlines On schedule MCO est. 21:30sched 21:40

Checked MSY board 06:03 · MCO board 10:22

MSY New Orleans smooth · +3
MCO Orlando smooth · +0
886 km · ~1h 38m est.
dep bank 05:00–21:5520x weekly
Runs mixed · 3 airlines · 20x weekly · nonstop
78% on time

of the last 18 operated MSY → MCO flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −4 min. 0 of 18 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−4 minacross the last 18 operated legs
Flight time~1h 38mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures20x3 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 18

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Breeze AirwaysFrontier AirlinesSouthwest 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
Breeze AirwaysMX

Flights MX611 varies Mo We Fr Sa · MX2511 15:48 Th Su

Frontier AirlinesF9

Flights F91432 varies Mo We Th Fr Su · F93554 varies Tu Th Fr Sa Su

Southwest AirlinesWN69% on time

Flights WN3123 05:00 Mo Th Fr Sa · WN3706 05:55 Tu We · WN2218 06:35 Mo Th Fr · WN3285 07:00 Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-18WN3285dep +0 → arr−25
10-17F93554dep +4 → arr−36
10-17MX611dep +7 → arr−20
10-17WN1440dep +8 → arr−17
10-17WN1590dep +11 → arr−4
10-17WN3123dep +10 → arr−17
10-17WN3126dep +36 → arr+15
10-17WN4043dep +31 → arr−1
10-16F91432dep +20 → arr−15
10-16F93554dep +43 → arr+2
10-16MX611dep +10 → arr−14
10-16WN2218dep +14 → arr−11
10-16WN2747dep +56 → arr+39
10-16WN3123dep +25 → arr+1
10-16WN3126arrived+80
10-16WN3128arrived+127
10-16WN3147arrived+198
10-15WN3128arrived−25

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 +3 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · ENE 11 kt Full MSY delay board →
MCOOrlando +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · NE 13 kt Full MCO delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at MSY: 38% 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 →

How the New Orleans to Orlando route actually runs

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

Is MSY–MCO running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at MSY is the weaker end, route health score 96/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on MSY–MCO?

Operators schedule morning departures around 05:00 and evening departures around 18:55 from MSY. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the MCO delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from MSY to MCO?

Great-circle distance is 886 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 93–106 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does MSY–MCO fly?

3 carriers operate this route, around 54 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.