Flights from New Orleans to New York

• In 2009, there were 3 airline companies operating between New Orleans and New York.
• The oldest aircraft servicing trips from New Orleans, LA to New York, NY in 2009 was Comair's RJ-700 from Canadair which started flying in 1990.
• The smallest aircraft servicing flights from MSY to LGA for Comair is the RJ100/ER built by Canadair with 50 seats.
• Northwest Airlines carried a total of 27,162 passengers from MSY to LGA in 2009.
• Comair offers the shortest flight times from New Orleans to New York.
• There were 51,252 passengers that flew from New Orleans to New York in 2009.
• Northwest Airlines, Delta Airlines, Comair offer flights from New Orleans, LA to New York, NY.
• Comair operated flights from MSY to LGA using 3 types of aircraft in 2009.
• Flight #1490, operated by Delta Airlines, was the flight with the most delays in 2009, with 42 minutes average delay between flights from New Orleans to New York.
• The average flight time from New Orleans, LA to New York, NY takes about 145 minutes.
• The average aircraft occupancy on flights from New Orleans to New York in 2009 was 74.38%.
• The largest aircraft servicing flights between New Orleans and New York from Northwest Airlines is the A320-1/2 built by Airbus Industrie with 148 seats.
• Northwest Airlines, Comair, Delta Airlines operate the shortest flights from New Orleans to New York.
• The newest aircraft servicing MSY to LGA in 2009 was Comair's CRJ-900 from Bombardier. The CRJ-900 started flying in 2003.
• The shortest flight between MSY and LGA takes about 139 minutes.
• The shortest flight distance between New Orleans and New York is 1183 miles.
• 68,748 seats were available on flights from MSY to LGA in 2009. Of those seats, a total of 51,252 passengers flew on all flights from MSY to LGA that year.

(Source: FAA & BTS 2009 Databases)