Nonstop flights from New Orleans to Houston

3 airlines fly from New Orleans (MSY) to 2 Houston airports (IAH and HOU), with up to 14 flights a day.

MSYIAH

Routes

2 airport pairs

When they leave

New Orleans time

5:05a9:30pFirst departure 5:05 AM, last 9:30 PM

Six in the morning, 5:05 AM to 10:05 AM, then six in the afternoon, 12:03 PM to 4:35 PM, then five in the evening, 5:32 PM to 9:30 PM.

Every flight

Earliest first

5:05 AM→6:29 AMMSY to IAHUnited AirlinesEmbraer 175Daily
6:45 AM→8:05 AMMSY to HOUSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Tue, Wed
7:00 AM→8:22 AMMSY to IAHUnited AirlinesBoeing 737Daily
8:50 AM→10:10 AMMSY to HOUSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Tue, Wed
9:53 AM→11:15 AMMSY to IAHUnited AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Daily
10:05 AM→11:25 AMMSY to HOUSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Mon
12:03 PM→1:25 PMMSY to IAHUnited AirlinesAirbus A320Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun
12:30 PM→1:50 PMMSY to HOUSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737-800Mon, Tue, Wed
2:00 PM→3:20 PMMSY to HOUSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Mon, Tue, Wed
2:15 PM→3:39 PMMSY to IAHUnited AirlinesAirbus A319Daily
3:45 PM→5:09 PMMSY to IAHUnited AirlinesAirbus A319Daily
4:35 PM→5:55 PMMSY to HOUSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Mon, Wed
5:32 PM→6:59 PMMSY to IAHUnited AirlinesBoeing 737Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun
6:30 PM→7:50 PMMSY to HOUSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737-700Wed
6:35 PM→8:10 PMMSY to IAHUnited AirlinesEmbraer 175Fri
6:35 PM→8:10 PMMSY to IAHUnited AirlinesEmbraer 175Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Sat, Sun
8:00 PM→9:20 PMMSY to HOUSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737-700Mon
9:30 PM→11:32 PMMSY to HOUQuest DiagnosticsPilatus PC-12Fri

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

Flying from New Orleans to Houston

United Airlines flies most often, 6 to 8 times a day on the Embraer 175, Airbus A319, Boeing 737, Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 MAX 8. Southwest Airlines flies 15 times a week on the Boeing 737 MAX 8, Boeing 737-700 and Boeing 737-800. Quest Diagnostics flies on Fridays with the Pilatus PC-12.

Flights run every day of the week, from 6 on Saturdays to 14 on Wednesdays. The first arrival in Houston is at 6:29 AM and the last at 11:32 PM.

MSY to IAH is the busiest airport pair, with 54 flights a week, then MSY to HOU with 16.

Flying back, Houston to New Orleans has 92 nonstop flights a week.

Return flights

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Schedules as of Oct 9, 2026.