OnTimeStats

Airport on-time performance

MSY

New Orleans

Data through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
On-time rate77%flights departing here that arrived on time
Median delayon timetypical departure delay
p90 delay45 min1 in 10 departures is worsetail risk
Cancelled1.8%of scheduled departures
Left the gate on time78%departures that pushed back within 15 min of schedule (DepDel15)

based on 51,121 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).

As a connection hub

Arriving here (inbound performance)

These figures reflect inbound flights arriving at this airport — relevant for connections and layovers.

76%arrived on time here
(within 15 min, inbound flights)
  • On time76%
  • 15–59 min late15%
  • 1–2 hr late5%
  • 2 hr+ late3%
  • Cancelled or diverted2%

Arrival outcomes for inbound flights. Last segment = cancelled or diverted.

Bad day: 1 in 10 flights arrives more than 45 min late.

By airline

Carriers departing here (last 12 months)

Delay = arrival delay (ArrDel15-based)

  • Republic Airwaysbest
    On-time82%
    Medianon time
    p9035 min
    Cancel2.2%
    Flights314
  • SkyWest Airlines
    On-time82%
    Medianon time
    p9055 min
    Cancel0.4%
    Flights558
  • United Airlines
    On-time81%
    Medianon time
    p9035 min
    Cancel1.5%
    Flights6,822
  • Delta Air Lines
    On-time80%
    Medianon time
    p9035 min
    Cancel2.0%
    Flights7,579
  • Spirit Airlines
    On-time79%
    Medianon time
    p9040 min
    Cancel1.4%
    Flights2,680
  • Southwest Airlines
    On-time78%
    Medianon time
    p9035 min
    Cancel1.2%
    Flights17,716
  • Envoy Air
    On-time74%
    Medianon time
    p9045 min
    Cancel4.5%
    Flights821
  • American Airlines
    On-time74%
    Medianon time
    p9060 min
    Cancel2.3%
    Flights6,820
  • Alaska Airlines
    On-time72%
    Medianon time
    p9040 min
    Cancel1.3%
    Flights719
  • JetBlue Airways
    On-time67%
    Medianon time
    p9080 min
    Cancel1.6%
    Flights924
  • PSA Airlines
    On-time65%
    Medianon time
    p9090 min
    Cancel7.5%
    Flights830

Over time

Departure on-time trend

By season

On-time rate by month

Where flights go

Busiest routes

MSY → ATL→MSY → HOU→MSY → IAH→MSY → DFW→MSY → DAL→MSY → MCO→MSY → CLT→MSY → DEN→MSY → ORD→MSY → TPA→
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Methodology

A flight is on time when it arrives within 15 minutes of schedule — the US DOT / BTS standard. Median and p90(the “1-in-10 bad day”) are read from the full arrival-delay distribution, never averaged across periods.

Figures cover a carrier’s own BTS-coded flights. Cells below ~200 flights are flagged as limited data. All numbers are pre-computed from public BTS On-Time Performance data.