Flights from Minneapolis to New Orleans

• Northwest Airlines carried a total of 12,130 passengers from MSP to MSY in 2009.
• The shortest flight between MSP and MSY takes about 135 minutes.
• The shortest flight distance between Minneapolis and New Orleans is 1040 miles.
• There were 12,224 passengers that flew from Minneapolis to New Orleans in 2009.
• Flight #1003, operated by Northwest Airlines, was the flight with the most delays in 2009, with 5 minutes average delay between flights from Minneapolis to New Orleans.
• The oldest aircraft servicing trips from Minneapolis, MN to New Orleans, LA in 2009 was Continental Airlines' B737-5 from Boeing which started flying in 1990.
• Northwest Airlines operates the shortest flights from Minneapolis to New Orleans.
• The largest aircraft servicing flights between Minneapolis and New Orleans from Sun Country Airlines is the B737-8 built by Boeing with 168 seats.
• The smallest aircraft servicing flights from MSP to MSY for ExpressJet Airlines is the EMB-145 built by Embraer with 50 seats.
• The newest aircraft servicing MSP to MSY in 2009 was Sun Country Airlines' B737-8 from Boeing. The B737-8 started flying in 1998.
• Northwest Airlines operated flights from MSP to MSY using 5 types of aircraft in 2009.
• In 2009, there were 3 airline companies operating between Minneapolis and New Orleans.
• Northwest Airlines, ExpressJet Airlines, Continental Airlines offer flights from Minneapolis, MN to New Orleans, LA.
• The average flight time from Minneapolis, MN to New Orleans, LA takes about 135 minutes.
• 16,382 seats were available on flights from MSP to MSY in 2009. Of those seats, a total of 12,224 passengers flew on all flights from MSP to MSY that year.
• Northwest Airlines offers the shortest flight times from Minneapolis to New Orleans.
• The average aircraft occupancy on flights from Minneapolis to New Orleans in 2009 was 74.19%.

(Source: FAA & BTS 2009 Databases)