Raleigh/Durham (RDU) to New Orleans (MSY) flights

Breeze Airways flies nonstop from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, with about 5 flights a week in July 2026. The 779-mile flight takes about 2h 16m gate to gate.

From
RDU
Raleigh/Durham
Raleigh-Durham International Airport
To
MSY
New Orleans
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
Distance
779 mi · 1,254 km
Flight time
2h 16m
Airlines
1
Seats filled
76%
Flights a week, July 2026
338 flights and 33,298 passengers in 12 months
MSYMSYRDU
Map data: Natural Earth. Lines follow the shortest (great-circle) path.

Airlines flying RDU to MSY

AirlineFlights a weekAircraftPassengers (12 months)Flight time
Breeze Airways5Embraer E190, Airbus A220-30028,6752h 18m
Spirit AirlinesCeased operations 2026-05-02n/aAirbus A320neo, Airbus A320-100/2002,7412h 5m
Southwest AirlinesSeasonal or endedn/aBoeing 737-800, Boeing 737-700 / MAX 7, Boeing 737 MAX 81,8822h 9m

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

Is RDU to MSY on time?

From September 2025 to August 2026, 79% of 38 flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule and 0% were cancelled. Most delay time was caused by late-arriving aircraft (64%).

AirlineFlightsOn timeAverage delayCancelled
Spirit Airlines1788%17 min0%
Southwest Airlines1765%12 min0%

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

Flights by month

MonthFlightsFlights, relativePassengers
August 202535
3,136
September 202533
2,802
October 202536
3,757
November 202525
2,371
December 202524
2,263
January 202616
1,241
February 202630
3,090
March 202631
3,492
April 202633
3,468
May 202636
3,524
June 202621
2,123
July 202622
2,453

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