ORF → MSYNorfolk to New Orleans

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Direct flights from Norfolk (ORF) to New Orleans (MSY): 2 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 14 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 2 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,511 km, an estimated 2 hours 26 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Norfolk and New Orleans. Updated 23 October 2026 at 00:50 UTC.

Today, ORF → MSY

Thu 22 Oct · local times
MX472BreezeIn the air, 17 min late

Left ORF at 17:27, 17 min after its 17:10 slot.

Landing
18:20MSY board estimate · sched 18:57
Track MX472 →
  1. 17:10 MX472Breeze Left 17:27 +17 MSY est. 18:20In the air · sched 18:57

Checked ORF board 20:50 · MSY board 15:03

ORF Norfolk heavy · +32
MSY New Orleans smooth · +0
1,511 km · ~2h 26m est.
departs 17:102x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 2x weekly · nonstop
79 / 100

route health from live ORF and MSY delay boards

Median arrival delay is −14 min. 0 of 2 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−14 minacross the last 2 operated legs
Flight time~2h 26mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures2x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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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 days
Breeze AirwaysMX

Flights MX472 17:10 Th Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-22MX472dep +17 → arr−37
10-18MX472dep +22 → arr−14

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
ORFNorfolk +32 min heavy 🌤 clear · N 5 kt Full ORF delay board →
MSYNew Orleans +0 min smooth 🌤 clear · S 3 kt Full MSY delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at ORF and MSY: 42% 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 Norfolk to New Orleans route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop ORF 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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How we measure this →

ORF to MSY questions

Is ORF–MSY running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. The departure side at ORF is the weaker end, route health score 79/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from ORF to MSY?

Great-circle distance is 1,511 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 137–160 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does ORF–MSY fly?

Breeze Airways runs the route with about 2 flights a week (sun, thu). 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 ORF 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.