Routes and flights · the DOT's airline reports, August 2025 to July 2026

Louis Armstrong New Orleans International ⇄ Chicago/Rockford International MSY–RFD

Airlines flew 8 flights between Louis Armstrong New Orleans International MSY in New Orleans, LA and Chicago/Rockford International RFD in Chicago/Rockford, IL in the twelve months to July 2026, both directions together: 78 passengers in 166 seats, 47% of them filled, and 88,503 pounds of freight. 844 miles, about 124 minutes in the air, on 2 airlines: United Parcel Service (7), United Air Lines Inc. (1). Planning to fly it yourself? The weather and winds along this route right now.

flights, twelve months

MSY-RFD: 8

passengers

47% of seats filled

844

miles

about 124 minutes airborne

airlines

2 aircraft types

Flights by month both directions

By month, as a table

	flights
7/25	4
8/25	7
4/26	1

Passengers by month

By month, as a table

	passengers
7/25	149
8/25	0
4/26	78

The airlines twelve months, both directions

Airline	Flights	Passengers	Seats filled	Service
United Parcel Service 5X	7	0		scheduled cargo service
United Air Lines Inc. UA	1	78	47%	scheduled passenger service

The aircraft as the airlines report their types

Aircraft	Flights	Seats a flight	Passengers
Airbus Industrie A300-600/R/CF/RCF	7	0	0
Boeing 737-800	1	166	78

MSY → RFD this direction alone · flown July 2025 to April 2026

8 flights of 7 scheduled, 78 passengers in 166 seats, 88,503 pounds of freight. United Parcel Service 7; United Air Lines Inc. 1.

Source: the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 Segment table (all carriers). A flight is one departure performed on this segment; seats and passengers are the airlines' own monthly reports; "seats filled" is passengers divided by seats. The miles are the DOT's great-circle distance. Both ends: Louis Armstrong New Orleans International MSY and Chicago/Rockford International RFD; all routes.