Compare 2 loyalty programs for New Orleans to Los Angeles award flights, with economy seats from 10,600 points.
New Orleans to Los Angeles is a medium-haul domestic corridor; nonstop award space turns up on Delta. Just two programs price the route, and the cheapest economy award is 10,600 points with Delta SkyMiles, on a nonstop. With so few programs in play, date flexibility does more work than program choice. Below, every program pricing MSY–LAX is compared side by side and refreshed daily.
Best one-way award prices per airline over the next 12 months.
| Airline | Economy | First |
|---|---|---|
 DeltaDL | 10,600Lowest | 37,400Lowest |
 United AirlinesUA | 19,000pts | Not available |
When award seats between New Orleans and Los Angeles price cheapest over the next year.
| Month | Cheapest award (points) |
|---|---|
| Nov 2026 | No award data |
| Dec 2026 | No award data |
| Jan 2027 | 10,600 |
| Feb 2027 | 10,600 |
| Mar 2027 | No award data |
| Apr 2027 | No award data |
| May 2027 | No award data |
| Jun 2027 | No award data |
| Jul 2027 | No award data |
| Aug 2027 | No award data |
| Sep 2027 | No award data |
| Oct 2027 | No award data |
2 airlines with award seats between New Orleans and Los Angeles, nonstop or connecting.
DeltaDLUnited AirlinesUAWhat to know before booking New Orleans to Los Angeles with points.
~1,670 miles; ~3h50 nonstop (approximate). Local time in Los Angeles is 2 hours behind New Orleans. Award data window: November 2026–November 2027. Only two months in the calendar data carry prices, January and February 2027, both at 10,600 points.
New Orleans to Los Angeles is served by Delta, United Airlines, offering multiple options for award travelers. Compare 2 loyalty programs to find the best value for your points. Award prices start from 10,600 points in economy. Use our search tool to check real-time award availability on this route.
At about 1,670 miles from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), a nonstop runs roughly 3h50, give or take with the winds. Nonstop award space in the data comes from a single airline: Delta. Most award options in the data connect. Nonstops are just about 14% of the total.
New Orleans–Los Angeles is domestic, so price it in cash before you price it in points. The economy floor is a Delta nonstop booked through its own program, which means the fewest points and no connection. Taxes and fees on that seat run about $6, below the route's typical economy taxes. If the cash price is modest, buying the ticket is often the better trade. Flexible bank points can reach Delta SkyMiles; confirm the space first, since transfers can't be undone.
Delta SkyMiles wins economy at 10,600 points and first class at 37,400, both on Delta nonstops. Virgin Australia Velocity is the only other program pricing the route. Even with Delta SkyMiles on top, a last cross-check before transferring is cheap insurance.
Delta alone shows nonstop award space on New Orleans–Los Angeles in the data. It's a SkyTeam carrier, so partner programs across the alliance can price it, not just Delta SkyMiles. Connecting awards near the price floor run through San Francisco; they're the fallback when the nonstop is full. Every cabin's cheapest award prices through the airline's own program at last check, so start there before pricing partners. Only two airlines hold award inventory here. Set a route alert so new saver seats don't slip past.
Neither New Orleans nor Los Angeles shows a same-metro alternate airport in the data, so the live price table above is the one to watch. Pricing the round trip? Los Angeles to New Orleans is tracked separately, and awards can price differently each way.
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Common questions travelers ask about the New Orleans to Los Angeles route.
