Flights from New Orleans to Chicago

• American Airlines carried a total of 80,855 passengers from MSY to ORD in 2009.
• Flight #1452, operated by UNITED, was the flight with the most delays in 2009, with 12 minutes average delay between flights from New Orleans to Chicago.
• The smallest aircraft servicing flights from MSY to ORD for American Eagle is the EMB-145 built by Embraer with 50 seats.
• The newest aircraft servicing MSY to ORD in 2009 was Shuttle America's EMB-170 from Embraer. The EMB-170 started flying in 2004.
• The shortest flight between MSY and ORD takes about 115 minutes.
• In 2009, there were 5 airline companies operating between New Orleans and Chicago.
• American Eagle offers the shortest flight times from New Orleans to Chicago.
• There were 178,157 passengers that flew from New Orleans to Chicago in 2009.
• American Airlines, UNITED, Shuttle America, American Eagle, Gojet Airlines offer flights from New Orleans, LA to Chicago, IL.
• UNITED, American Airlines, American Eagle operate the shortest flights from New Orleans to Chicago.
• The largest aircraft servicing flights between New Orleans and Chicago from UNITED is the B757-2 built by Boeing with 182 seats.
• The oldest aircraft servicing trips from New Orleans, LA to Chicago, IL in 2009 was American Airlines' MD-80 from Mcdonnell Douglas which started flying in 1990.
• The average aircraft occupancy on flights from New Orleans to Chicago in 2009 was 76.31%.
• The shortest flight distance between New Orleans and Chicago is 837 miles.
• UNITED operated flights from MSY to ORD using 4 types of aircraft in 2009.
• 235,996 seats were available on flights from MSY to ORD in 2009. Of those seats, a total of 178,157 passengers flew on all flights from MSY to ORD that year.
• The average flight time from New Orleans, LA to Chicago, IL takes about 119 minutes.

(Source: FAA & BTS 2009 Databases)