Nonstop flights from Chicago to New Orleans

3 airlines fly from 2 Chicago airports (ORD and MDW) to New Orleans (MSY), with up to 10 flights a day.

ORDMSY

Routes

2 airport pairs

When they leave

Chicago time

7:00a9:20pFirst departure 7:00 AM, last 9:20 PM

Six in the morning, 7:00 AM to 10:40 AM, then two in the afternoon, 3:00 PM to 3:45 PM, then seven in the evening, 5:20 PM to 9:20 PM.

Every flight

Earliest first

7:00 AM→9:18 AMORD to MSYUnited AirlinesBoeing 737Daily
7:15 AM→9:25 AMMDW to MSYSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Mon, Thu, Fri, Sun
9:47 AM→12:14 PMORD to MSYAmerican AirlinesEmbraer 175Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun
10:20 AM→12:35 PMMDW to MSYSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737-700Tue, Wed, Sat
10:37 AM→1:20 PMORD to MSYUnited AirlinesEmbraer 175Daily
10:40 AM→12:55 PMMDW to MSYSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737-700Sun
3:00 PM→5:10 PMMDW to MSYSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Mon, Thu, Fri
3:45 PM→6:10 PMORD to MSYAmerican AirlinesAirbus A319Daily
5:20 PM→7:35 PMMDW to MSYSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737-700Sun
6:05 PM→8:20 PMMDW to MSYSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Sat
7:40 PM→9:50 PMMDW to MSYSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737Mon, Thu, Fri
8:20 PM→10:30 PMMDW to MSYSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737Tue, Wed
9:00 PM→11:15 PMMDW to MSYSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Sun
9:19 PM→11:45 PMORD to MSYAmerican AirlinesEmbraer 175Daily
9:20 PM→11:53 PMORD to MSYUnited AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 9Daily

Schedules last checked Sep 19, 2026. Times are local.

Flying from Chicago to New Orleans

United Airlines flies most often, 3 times a day on the Boeing 737, Boeing 737 MAX 9 and Embraer 175. American Airlines flies 2 to 3 times a day on the Embraer 175 and Airbus A319. Southwest Airlines flies 2 to 4 times a day on the Boeing 737 MAX 8, Boeing 737-700 and Boeing 737.

Flights run every day of the week, from 7 on Saturdays to 10 on Sundays. The first arrival in New Orleans is at 9:18 AM and the last at 11:53 PM.

ORD to MSY is the busiest airport pair, with 41 flights a week, then MDW to MSY with 19.

Flying back, New Orleans to Chicago has 60 nonstop flights a week.

Return flights

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Schedules as of Oct 9, 2026.