Historical on-time performance
Boston to New Orleans
Flights on BOS–MSY arrive on time 76% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 770 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesbestOn-time81%Medianon timep9025 minCancel1.6%Flights316
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time72%Medianon timep9070 minCancel1.1%Flights454
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline29%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)29%
- Late aircraft39%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline50%
- Weather50%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 10 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
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 (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 64% to 80% on time.
- Mornings80% on time · p90 30 min · 1,109 flights
- Middays78% on time · p90 50 min · 1,161 flights
- Afternoons64% on time · p90 75 min · 306 flights
- Evenings64% on time · p90 50 min · 125 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 72% to 83% on time.
- Saturdays83% on time · p90 35 min · 379 flights
- Tuesdays82% on time · p90 25 min · 355 flights
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 30 min · 356 flights
- Fridays76% on time · p90 55 min · 411 flights
- Sundays75% on time · p90 50 min · 410 flights
- Thursdays74% on time · p90 45 min · 404 flights
- Mondays72% on time · p90 55 min · 407 flights
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