Flights from New York to New Orleans

• The average aircraft occupancy on flights from New York to New Orleans in 2009 was 79.99%.
• Northwest Airlines carried a total of 28,892 passengers from LGA to MSY in 2009.
• The shortest flight distance between New York and New Orleans is 1183 miles.
• Flight #6671, operated by Comair, was the flight with the most delays in 2009, with 12 minutes average delay between flights from New York to New Orleans.
• In 2009, there were 4 airline companies operating between New York and New Orleans.
• The newest aircraft servicing LGA to MSY in 2009 was Comair's CRJ-900 from Bombardier. The CRJ-900 started flying in 2003.
• The smallest aircraft servicing flights from LGA to MSY for Comair is the RJ100/ER built by Canadair with 50 seats.
• Comair, Delta Airlines, Northwest Airlines operate the shortest flights from New York to New Orleans.
• The average flight time from New York, NY to New Orleans, LA takes about 164 minutes.
• Comair offers the shortest flight times from New York to New Orleans.
• Northwest Airlines, Delta Airlines, Comair, Continental Airlines offer flights from New York, NY to New Orleans, LA.
• The shortest flight between LGA and MSY takes about 161 minutes.
• There were 56,111 passengers that flew from New York to New Orleans in 2009.
• The oldest aircraft servicing trips from New York, NY to New Orleans, LA in 2009 was Comair's RJ-700 from Canadair which started flying in 1990.
• The largest aircraft servicing flights between New York and New Orleans from Northwest Airlines is the A320-1/2 built by Airbus Industrie with 148 seats.
• 72,083 seats were available on flights from LGA to MSY in 2009. Of those seats, a total of 56,111 passengers flew on all flights from LGA to MSY that year.
• Comair operated flights from LGA to MSY using 3 types of aircraft in 2009.

(Source: FAA & BTS 2009 Databases)