Historical on-time performance
Boston to New Orleans
1,367 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on BOS–MSY arrive on time 76% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate76%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.1%of scheduled flights
based on 811 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.
- Delta Air LinesOn-time78%Medianon timep9035 minCancel1.5%Flights344
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time75%Medianon timep9050 minCancel0.9%Flights467
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline38%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)25%
- Late aircraft35%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly BOS → MSY
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 66% to 80% on time.
- Middays80% on time · p90 45 min · 1,112 flights
- Mornings79% on time · p90 30 min · 1,163 flights
- Afternoons66% on time · p90 70 min · 347 flights
- Evenings66% on time · p90 50 min · 93 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 72% to 83% on time.
- Tuesdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 360 flights
- Saturdays81% on time · p90 40 min · 376 flights
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 30 min · 358 flights
- Fridays76% on time · p90 45 min · 411 flights
- Sundays76% on time · p90 45 min · 413 flights
- Thursdays75% on time · p90 45 min · 405 flights
- Mondays72% on time · p90 50 min · 413 flights
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