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Direct Flights from New Orleans to New York

Nonstop service from MSY to LGA, EWR and JFK on American, Delta, Frontier, JetBlue, Southwest, United. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.

Airlines
American, Delta, Frontier, JetBlue, Southwest, United
Nonstop flights
~10/dayacross 3 airport pairs
Distance
1,183 mi
Flight time
~2h 50mgate to gate
Elevation
21 ftabout the same as home
Days operated
Daily (all week)
Great-circle flight path from New Orleans (MSY) to New York (LGA), 1,183 miles nonstop.MSYLGA

Which airports fly this route

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  • MSYLGALaGuardia
    American, Delta, Southwest~4/dayDaily (all week)1,183 mi
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  • MSYEWRNewark Liberty International
    United~3/dayDaily (all week)1,167 mi
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  • MSYJFKJohn F. Kennedy International
    Delta, Frontier, JetBlue~3/dayDaily (all week)1,182 mi
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How rare is this nonstop?

New York is one of the best-connected places in the country: 113 cities fly there nonstop, New Orleans among them.

How long to go to New York for, from New Orleans

2h 50m in the air, 1,183 miles. That is a long weekend without much friction, though three nights beats two once you add the airport time at both ends.

With roughly 10 departures a day, you are not tied to one flight: if a meeting overruns or the weather turns, there is another one behind it.

About New York

New York is a global center for media, entertainment, art, fashion, research, finance, and trade. The bustling, cosmopolitan heart of the 4th largest metropolis in the world and by far the most populous city in the United States, New York has long been a key entry point and a defining city for the nation.

Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).

Top things to do in New York

  1. The Statue of Liberty is a colossal neoclassical sculpture of a robed and crowned woman on Liberty Island, part of New York City, in New York Harbor.
  2. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, colloquially referred to as the Met, is an encyclopedic art museum in New York City.
  3. Central Park is an urban park between the Upper West Side and Upper East Side neighborhoods of Manhattan in New York City, and the first landscaped park in the United States.
  4. The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is an art museum located in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, on 53rd Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues.
  5. The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, often referred to as The Guggenheim, is an art museum at 1071 Fifth Avenue between 88th and 89th Streets on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City.
  6. The American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) is a natural history museum on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City.
  7. The Metropolitan Opera is an American opera company based in New York City, currently resident at the Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center, situated on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.
  8. The Brooklyn Museum is an art museum in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. At 560,000 square feet (52,000 m2), the museum is New York City's second largest and contains an art collection with around 500,000 objects.
  9. The Juilliard School is a private conservatory for performing arts in New York City, United States.
  10. St. Patrick's Cathedral is a Catholic cathedral in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City, United States. It is the seat of the Archbishop of New York as well as a parish church.
  11. The Bronx Zoo is a zoo within Bronx Park in the Bronx, New York City. It is one of the largest zoos in the United States by area and the largest metropolitan zoo, comprising 265 acres (107 ha) of park lands and naturalis…
  12. The Actors Studio is a membership organization for professional actors, theatre directors and playwrights located on West 44th Street in Hell's Kitchen in New York City.

Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).

New York weather, compared with New Orleans

17° cooler than New Orleans on average across the year, on daytime highs:

January
New York 40°F · New Orleans 63°F · 23° colder
April
New York 59°F · New Orleans 79°F · 19° colder
July
New York 84°F · New Orleans 91°F · 7° colder
October
New York 65°F · New Orleans 81°F · 16° colder

January bottoms out near 40°F — a real coat, not a layer. New York also swings harder through the year than New Orleans does — 44° between its coldest and warmest months against 29°.

Average daily highs, 1991–2020 station normals from Meteostat (CC BY 4.0), measured at the nearest weather station to each city.

Planning a trip to New York

Best time to visit
The best time to visit New York is May–June and September–October, when daytime highs are a comfortable 65–78°F.
How long to stay
New York rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Statue of Liberty, Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Central Park and beyond.

Frequently asked questions

Is there a direct flight from New Orleans to New York?
Yes — you can fly nonstop from New Orleans (MSY) to New York (LGA, EWR, JFK) on American, Delta, Frontier, JetBlue, Southwest, United.
Which airlines fly nonstop from New Orleans to New York?
American, Delta, Frontier, JetBlue, Southwest, United fly nonstop between New Orleans (MSY) and New York (LGA, EWR, JFK).
Which New York airports can I fly to nonstop from New Orleans?
New York has 3 airports with nonstop service from New Orleans: LGA (LaGuardia) on American, Delta, Southwest; EWR (Newark Liberty International) on United; JFK (John F. Kennedy International) on Delta, Frontier, JetBlue.
How many nonstop flights are there from New Orleans to New York?
There are about 10 nonstop departures per day (roughly 70 per week) from New Orleans to New York.
How far is New York from New Orleans?
New York is about 1,183 miles from New Orleans by air.
What is there to do in New York?
Popular things to do include Statue of Liberty, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Central Park, Museum of Modern Art, and more.

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