Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to New Orleans (MSY) flights

American Airlines, Envoy Air, Frontier Airlines fly nonstop from Dallas Fort Worth International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, with about 59 flights a week in July 2026. The 448-mile flight takes about 1h 27m gate to gate.

From
DFW
Dallas-Fort Worth
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
To
MSY
New Orleans
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
Distance
448 mi · 721 km
Flight time
1h 27m
Airlines
3
Seats filled
77%
Flights a week, July 2026
2,728 flights and 341,123 passengers in 12 months
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Map data: Natural Earth. Lines follow the shortest (great-circle) path.

Airlines flying DFW to MSY

AirlineFlights a weekAircraftPassengers (12 months)Flight time
American Airlines44Boeing 737-800, Airbus A321, Airbus A320-100/200296,8661h 26m
Envoy Air9Embraer E175, Embraer E17014,0481h 31m
Frontier Airlines6Airbus A320neo, Airbus A321, Airbus A320-100/2007,4161h 37m
PSA AirlinesSeasonal or endedn/aBombardier CRJ900, Bombardier CRJ7009621h 35m
Spirit AirlinesCeased operations 2026-05-02n/aAirbus A320-100/200, Airbus A321, Airbus A320neo21,8311h 26m

Airlines are the operating carrier: regional airlines such as SkyWest or Horizon often fly under a larger airline's brand.

DFW to MSY flight schedule

14 flight numbers flew this route in August 2026, 6 of them almost daily. The first usually leaves at 7:10am and the last at 10:30pm. Times are local and can change; check with the airline before you book.

FlightDepartsArrivesDays flown in August 2026On time (12 months)
AA 2157American Airlines7:10am8:40am2782%
AA 1684American Airlines8:55am10:25am1777%
AA 3787American Airlines · operated by Envoy Air8:55am10:29am7n/a
AA 2212American Airlines9:59am11:28am1867%
AA 2885American Airlines10:00am11:30am469%
F9 4994Frontier Airlines11:48am1:29pm2777%
AA 3721American Airlines · operated by Envoy Air12:38pm2:12pm478%
AA 4280American Airlines · operated by Envoy Air12:46pm2:19pm2778%
AA 2194American Airlines3:39pm5:07pm437%
AA 3254American Airlines3:39pm5:11pm2752%
AA 2291American Airlines5:02pm6:34pm856%
AA 2237American Airlines8:15pm9:46pm2464%
AA 1455American Airlines9:29pm10:59pm3159%
AA 1472American Airlines10:30pm11:58pm445%

Is DFW to MSY on time?

From September 2025 to August 2026, 69% of 2,815 flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule and 2.6% were cancelled. Flights leaving around 7am were the most punctual (83%), those around 8pm the least (47%). Most delay time was caused by late-arriving aircraft (51%).

AirlineFlightsOn timeAverage delayCancelled
American Airlines2,57069%25 min2.5%
Spirit Airlines15674%21 min5.1%
Frontier Airlines8977%20 min1.1%

Airlines as sold: flights operated by regional partners count under the airline on the ticket. Average delay is across all completed flights, early arrivals counted as zero.

On-time arrivals by departure time

Scheduled departureFlightsOn time, relativeOn time
7am to 8am284
83%
8am to 9am378
82%
9am to 10am183
78%
10am to 11am92
83%
11am to 12pm165
78%
12pm to 1pm227
78%
1pm to 2pm106
71%
2pm to 3pm125
72%
3pm to 4pm299
54%
5pm to 6pm244
56%
6pm to 7pm100
57%
7pm to 8pm67
55%
8pm to 9pm159
47%
9pm to 10pm309
67%

Flights by month

MonthFlightsFlights, relativePassengers
August 2025227
25,674
September 2025229
28,444
October 2025254
34,645
November 2025223
26,932
December 2025200
26,306
January 2026183
23,210
February 2026209
29,029
March 2026242
30,753
April 2026252
30,751
May 2026233
26,960
June 2026214
26,837
July 2026263
31,664

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Source: US Department of Transportation, T-100 Segment data, August 2025 to July 2026.