Historical on-time performance
Austin to New Orleans
445 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on AUS–MSY arrive on time 77% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate77%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.7%of scheduled flights
based on 2,047 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time79%Medianon timep9050 minCancel0.4%Flights558
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time77%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.8%Flights1,489
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline31%
- Weather8%
- Air traffic (NAS)11%
- Late aircraft50%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly AUS → MSY
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 89% on time.
- Mornings89% on time · p90 15 min · 1,423 flights
- Middays82% on time · p90 30 min · 1,154 flights
- Afternoons72% on time · p90 45 min · 1,341 flights
- Overnights71% on time · p90 60 min · 1,131 flights
- Evenings67% on time · p90 55 min · 1,008 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 72% to 82% on time.
- Tuesdays82% on time · p90 25 min · 881 flights
- Wednesdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 885 flights
- Saturdays80% on time · p90 40 min · 518 flights
- Mondays77% on time · p90 35 min · 951 flights
- Fridays75% on time · p90 45 min · 950 flights
- Sundays74% on time · p90 50 min · 932 flights
- Thursdays72% on time · p90 45 min · 940 flights
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