Flights from New Orleans to Memphis

• In 2009, there were 4 airline companies operating between New Orleans and Memphis.
• Northwest Airlines offers the shortest flight times from New Orleans to Memphis.
• There were 107,245 passengers that flew from New Orleans to Memphis in 2009.
• The average aircraft occupancy on flights from New Orleans to Memphis in 2009 was 81.13%.
• Northwest Airlines carried a total of 107,107 passengers from MSY to MEM in 2009.
• Northwest Airlines, Shuttle America, Chautauqua Airlines, Air Canada offer flights from New Orleans, LA to Memphis, TN.
• Northwest Airlines operates the shortest flights from New Orleans to Memphis.
• The shortest flight between MSY and MEM takes about 62 minutes.
• 129,349 seats were available on flights from MSY to MEM in 2009. Of those seats, a total of 107,245 passengers flew on all flights from MSY to MEM that year.
• The average flight time from New Orleans, LA to Memphis, TN takes about 62 minutes.
• The newest aircraft servicing MSY to MEM in 2009 was Shuttle America's EMB-170 from Embraer. The EMB-170 started flying in 2004.
• Northwest Airlines operated flights from MSY to MEM using 6 types of aircraft in 2009.
• Flight #2493, operated by Northwest Airlines, was the flight with the most delays in 2009, with 13 minutes average delay between flights from New Orleans to Memphis.
• The oldest aircraft servicing trips from New Orleans, LA to Memphis, TN in 2009 was Air Canada's A320-1/2 from Airbus Industrie which started flying in 1990.
• The largest aircraft servicing flights between New Orleans and Memphis from Northwest Airlines is the B757-3 built by Boeing with 224 seats.
• The smallest aircraft servicing flights from MSY to MEM for Chautauqua Airlines is the EMB-140 built by Embraer with 44 seats.
• The shortest flight distance between New Orleans and Memphis is 349 miles.

(Source: FAA & BTS 2009 Databases)