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$114 Find Cheap Flights from Wilmington to New Orleans

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Wilmington to New Orleans departing on 8/31. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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Cheap Flights from Wilmington to New Orleans (ILM-MSY)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Wilmington to New Orleans that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent round-trip flight deals from Wilmington to New Orleans

Sun, Aug 31 - Tue, Sep 9
JetBlue Logo
10:48 am - 5:00 pmILM-MSY
7h 12m1 stop
JetBlue Logo
12:21 pm - 11:08 amMSY-ILM
21h 47m1 stop
$237JetBlue
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Tue, Sep 30 - Sat, Oct 4
Delta Logo
5:36 pm - 8:17 pmILM-MSY
3h 41m1 stop
Delta Logo
6:25 am - 10:55 amMSY-ILM
3h 30m1 stop
$319Delta
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Tue, Sep 30 - Sat, Oct 4
American Airlines Logo
3:13 pm - 10:48 pmILM-MSY
8h 35m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
12:19 pm - 6:23 pmMSY-ILM
5h 04m1 stop
$324American Airlines
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Mon, Sep 29 - Thu, Oct 2
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9:10 am - 10:55 pmILM-MSY
14h 45m1 stop
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5:00 pm - 8:30 amMSY-ILM
14h 30m1 stop
Wed, Sep 3 - Wed, Sep 10
Delta Logo
6:00 am - 11:31 amILM-MSY
6h 31m1 stop
Delta Logo
5:03 pm - 11:12 pmMSY-ILM
5h 09m1 stop
$339Delta
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Wed, Sep 3 - Wed, Sep 10
American Airlines Logo
3:13 pm - 10:48 pmILM-MSY
8h 35m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
6:34 am - 11:39 amMSY-ILM
4h 05m1 stop
$350American Airlines
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Sun, Aug 31 - Tue, Sep 9
United Airlines Logo
7:10 am - 2:10 pmILM-MSY
8h 00m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
12:40 pm - 11:24 pmMSY-ILM
9h 44m2 stops
$359United Airlines
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Thu, Aug 21 - Mon, Aug 25
United Airlines Logo
7:10 am - 2:10 pmILM-MSY
8h 00m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
2:20 pm - 1:43 pmMSY-ILM
22h 23m2 stops
$457United Airlines
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Thu, Dec 4 - Sun, Dec 7
Breeze Airways Logo
9:20 am - 6:11 pmILM-MSY
9h 51m2 stops
Breeze Airways Logo
5:59 pm - 8:55 pmMSY-ILM
25h 56m1 stop
$486Breeze Airways
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Sun, Sep 21 - Thu, Sep 25
Breeze Airways Logo
3:35 pm - 6:10 pmILM-MSY
27h 35m2 stops
Breeze Airways Logo
4:40 pm - 8:30 amMSY-ILM
14h 50m1 stop
$545Breeze Airways
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Wilmington to New Orleans flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Wilmington to New Orleans to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

How much is a round-trip flight from Wilmington to New Orleans?

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Wilmington to New Orleans?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Wilmington to New Orleans clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

If you are looking for a flight deal from Wilmington to New Orleans, look for departures on Tuesdays and avoid leaving on a Monday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from New Orleans, Sunday is the cheapest day to fly and Monday is the most expensive.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Wilmington to New Orleans?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Wilmington to New Orleans, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from Wilmington to New Orleans is June, where tickets cost $296 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are September and October, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $518 and $486 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Wilmington to New Orleans?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Wilmington to New Orleans, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from Wilmington to New Orleans, you should book around 1 week before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 18 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonJune
Cheapest flight$114
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 22% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 11% lower on average.
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When to book flights from Wilmington to New Orleans

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Wilmington to New Orleans based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking flights from Wilmington to New Orleans

  • What is the cheapest flight from Wilmington to New Orleans?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Wilmington to New Orleans was $114 for a one-way ticket and $237 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Wilmington and New Orleans?

    A passport is not required to fly from Wilmington to New Orleans.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Wilmington to New Orleans?

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Wilmington to New Orleans?

    Star Alliance, SkyTeam, and oneworld are the airline alliances operating flights between Wilmington and New Orleans, with SkyTeam being the most commonly used for this route.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Wilmington to New Orleans, Delta or American Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Wilmington to New Orleans are Delta and American Airlines. With an average price for the route of $423 and an overall rating of 8.0, Delta is the most popular choice. American Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $373 and an overall rating of 7.2.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Wilmington to New Orleans?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Wilmington to New Orleans.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Wilmington to New Orleans?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to New Orleans from Wilmington is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Wilmington to New Orleans?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to New Orleans with an airline and back to Wilmington with another airline. Booking your flights between Wilmington and MSY can sometimes prove cheaper using this method.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Wilmington to New Orleans?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to New Orleans from Wilmington up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Reviews of the top airlines flying from Wilmington to New Orleans

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Wilmington to New Orleans. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Wilmington to New Orleans? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
8.0
DeltaOverall score based on 7985 reviews
8.5Crew
7.9Entertainment
8.2Boarding
7.9Comfort
7.3Food
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Having to up charge for a seat assignment is not good. Delta can do better

8.0 ExcellentJacob, Aug 2025SLC - LWS
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Having to up charge for a seat assignment is not good. Delta can do better

I liked the friendliness of the staff. The cleanliness of all 3 planes.

Was charged for my luggage despite having been on one ticket from an international flight. Too tired to argue after 15 hours on flight. Was charged for rechecking it at JFK airport. Not sure why those off Kenya Airways were required to do that.

De planning was an absolute mess. We were never told that we weren’t at the gate and that we had to go down unstable stairs and then hop on a bus. People were falling, we couldn’t tell who was in charge. Overall terrible communication that ended up leaving a bad impression at the very end of the experience.

My experience on any Delta flight is always overshadowed by the time Delta removed me from a flight for no apparent reason.

Delayed and took off even later than the scheduled delay time

For a 69 year old with health problems I had the worse experience, no wheelchair when I entered a lady told me to sit and wait while a gentleman told me I had to walk to the Delta station, which I did. I had a carry on and a bag, and I was traveling with my service dog, which was on his carrier and the lady charged me for my carry on luggage, beside all the waiting cause of the delay, I had to walk to get my luggage cause no wheelchair showed up, I am so disappointed. I will get in touch with the company. I got home at 3:00 am, not good for my health situation.

Great experience on Delta. Staff from baggage check to flight attendants were very courteous and professional. My only issue was a personal preference for pretzels instead of the chips and cookies that were offered.

There was no problems, just a little uncomfortable with seats that do not lay back a little

Always good but we must do something about people in rows ahead of you that don't put their seats back up when they are suppose to. And It's rough to not be able to even lean over to get something out of my purse.

Flight was delayed. Staff at the gate effectively and proactively communicated about the delay.

Overall fine, but the delay was annoying and the reasons for the delay were not communicated. The crew on board were phenomenal!

This flight never occurred because AA couldn’t get their act together.

Boarding was very efficient. Everyone got on board and we got on our way very quickly. It was frustrating that the entertainment app was not functioning properly. I was not able to activate some of the movies offered. The crew on this flight appears to be pretty grumpy. They had no smile on their faces. I felt like they were doing us a favor for being there.

Delayed because of weather in Nashville. I think God or some higher power generally has cursed me when it comes to flying out of Charlotte on American. I'm delayed pretty much everytime. We need Team Cobra Kai types to come in and "sweep the leg(s)" of the Charlotte ops people on principle. Don't let the sweet southern rocking chairs fool you, Charlotte is a sinkhole

Long 5 hour and 45 min flight and only one drink service and cookie snack

Newark airport grounded inbound flight and only announced when the flight was about to start taxing.

Pitch was very small. Knees were on the seat back in front of me.

Terrible. The flight was delayed two hours due to weather. Then when we got on the plane, the first pilot ended up timing out and we had to wait for a second pilot. Second pile came on board and we tax it out. Had to return back to the gate because of an unruly passenger. Then the copilot timed out. Had to wait for new copilot. Also had to wait for maintenance to check for fuel. Then found out the second pilot timed out and we had to wait for a third pilot. Was ready to go and then needed maintenance again for another issue. In the end, it was 2 o’clock in the morning when they announced that the flight couldn’t go because the third pilot and the second copilot had timed out.

American Airlines initially postponed the flight. Then they cancelled it an rescheduled us on a flight that would take over 24 hours with multiple stops. They then changed this flight to a reasonable alternative the next day which they later cancelled and replaced with a flight that would take off with an additional 16 hour delay. They blamed weather but I noticed (at 4am) that Delta had direct flights from Charlotte to Detroit. I went on line. Booked it and was in Detroit buy 9am. The interesting thing is they did a similar thing to a family member just 2 days earlier. I don't think I will fly American unless I have to.

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