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Route

New Orleans → Baltimore

MSYNew OrleansLouis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
BWIBaltimoreBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport
Distance
999 mi
Estimated flight time
~2h 30m

Baltimore is currently 1 hour ahead of New Orleans.

Observed nonstop

How often does this route fly?

Frequency

A couple of times a day

On average around 3 flights a day, observed from October 2025 to September 2026.

3
flights per day
4
busiest month · Nov
2
quietest month · Jan
2 hr 8 min
measured flight time
12 / 12
months seen

Through the year

Per day, month by month

  1. 2Jan2026
  2. 2Feb
  3. 3Mar
  4. 3Apr
  5. 3May
  6. 3Jun
  7. 2Jul
  8. 2Aug
  9. 2Sep
  10. 3Oct2025
  11. 4Nov
  12. 3Dec

Airlines

Who flies it

Southwest Airlinesall year
Spirit Airlineswinter
Sun Country Airlineswinter
Frontier Airlinesspring
United Airlinesnow and then

Through the day

Departure times

Local time in New Orleans. Most departures between 04:00 and 07:00.

  1. 00:00
  2. 01:00
  3. 02:00
  4. 03:00
  5. 04:00
  6. 05:00
  7. 06:00
  8. 07:00
  9. 08:00
  10. 09:00
  11. 10:00
  12. 11:00
  13. 12:00
  14. 13:00
  15. 14:00
  16. 15:00
  17. 16:00
  18. 17:00
  19. 18:00
  20. 19:00
  21. 20:00
  22. 21:00
  23. 22:00
  24. 23:00

Through the week

By weekday

  1. 2.8Mon
  2. 2.6Tue
  3. 2.5Wed
  4. 2.9Thu
  5. 2.8Fri
  6. 2.4Sat
  7. 3.1Sun

Fleet

Aircraft observed

  1. Boeing 737 MAX 8B38M37%
  2. Boeing 737-800B73829%
  3. Boeing 737-700B73725%
  4. Airbus A320A3203%
  5. Airbus A320neoA20N3%
All the numbers in a table
MonthPer daySeenAirlines
January 2026267
  • Southwest Airlines54×
  • Sun Country Airlines9×
  • Spirit Airlines4×
February 2026266
  • Southwest Airlines60×
  • Frontier Airlines6×
March 2026384
  • Southwest Airlines80×
  • Frontier Airlines2×
  • Sun Country Airlines1×
  • United Airlines1×
April 2026389
  • Southwest Airlines81×
  • Frontier Airlines8×
May 2026381
  • Southwest Airlines80×
  • Frontier Airlines1×
June 2026374
  • Southwest Airlines72×
  • United Airlines1×
July 2026275
  • Southwest Airlines74×
August 2026260
  • Southwest Airlines58×
  • Sun Country Airlines1×
September 2026267
  • Southwest Airlines65×
  • United Airlines1×
October 2025394
  • Southwest Airlines70×
  • Spirit Airlines19×
November 20254124
  • Southwest Airlines79×
  • Sun Country Airlines23×
  • Spirit Airlines19×
December 20253107
  • Southwest Airlines72×
  • Sun Country Airlines19×
  • Spirit Airlines16×

Airlines observed on this route

From observed callsign routes on MSY-BWI - not a booking guarantee.

About this route

  • Domestic route: both airports are in the same country.
  • The opposite direction has also been observed as a direct connection.
  • Direct destinations observed from New Orleans: 77.
  • Direct destinations observed from Baltimore: 104.

The airports on this route

Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport

New Orleans, United StatesMSY / KMSY

Major airport · 77 direct destinations · 2 runways · longest runway 10,105 ft

81 °F · ClearSource: METAR observation via the NOAA Aviation Weather Center

Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport

Baltimore, United StatesBWI / KBWI

Major airport · 104 direct destinations · 3 runways · longest runway 10,502 ft

67 °F · CloudySource: METAR observation via the NOAA Aviation Weather Center

Alternative airports for this journey

Same journey, a different airport nearby - with an observed direct connection.

About the route from New Orleans to Baltimore

The observed direct connection between Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) and Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) covers approximately 999 mi. The estimated flight time is around 2h 30m. Frontier Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Spirit Airlines, Sun Country Airlines and United Airlines have been observed on this connection in the available route data.

Frequently asked questions about this route

How far is New Orleans from Baltimore by air?
The great-circle distance between Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport and Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport is approximately 999 mi.
How long is the flight from New Orleans to Baltimore?
Based on the distance, the estimated flight time is about 2h 30m. This is an estimate, not a schedule.
Is there a direct connection from New Orleans to Baltimore?
Yes, a direct connection between MSY and BWI has been observed in our route data.
Which airlines have been observed on this route?
In the available route data: Frontier Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Spirit Airlines, Sun Country Airlines and United Airlines.
How often is there a flight from New Orleans to Baltimore?
On average around 3 flights a day, measured over twelve months (October 2025 to September 2026) in the flight archive, with 988 observed flights. Mainly Southwest Airlines, Spirit Airlines, Sun Country Airlines. That is an observation, not a timetable.
What is the current time difference between New Orleans and Baltimore?
Baltimore is currently 1 hour ahead of New Orleans.

Where this data comes from

The route data comes from the flight archive (ADS-B, adsb.lol): which connections actually flew over the last twelve full months and who flew them, combined with our own airport, runway, and airline datasets. It is reference data about observed routes - not a current timetable and no claim about bookability.

The frequency and aircraft on this page come from the flight archive (ADS-B, 12 months, October 2025 to September 2026), summarized per route per month. We do not see every flight, so it is a floor, not a count.

Route data updated on October 11, 2026.