Find United Airlines(UA) flights from Washington D.C. to New Orleans

At the moment, you can catch a nonstop flight from Washington D.C. to New Orleans with the following airlines, including: United Airlines American Airlines Selected airlines are based on historical data collected from flight bookings users made on Trip.com within the last 90 days.

It takes about 2 hours 56 minutes to fly from Washington D.C. to New Orleans.

By analyzing data from all airlines on the Trip.com flight calendar, it looks like the best time to book a flight from Washington D.C. to New Orleans is around 40 days (6 weeks) in advance, and the best time to fly is usually on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday. Tuesday typically offers the cheapest flights for departure, while Saturday offers the best return deals.

Based on Trip.com data in the past 4 weeks, there is 37 flight per week flying from Washington D.C. to New Orleans. You can check the weekly schedule for popular airlines on this route below: American Airlines: S/M/T/W/T/F/S -- AA5534 (11:58) American Airlines: -/M/T/-/-/-/- -- AA2877 (07:11)

The cheapest months to fly from Washington D.C. to New Orleans is November, when demand for travel is lower.

After crunching the numbers on our December flight calendar, it's currently cheapest to fly from Washington D.C. to New Orleans on December 30, 2025 with Frontier Airlines, with prices starting at US$85.

You can land at any one of the following hubs in New Orleans, with Dulles International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (IAD-MSY) is by far the most common option on this route: Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY).

The time difference between New Orleans and Washington D.C. is 1h.

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