Historical on-time performance
Baltimore to New Orleans
998 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on BWI–MSY arrive on time 75% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate75%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.5%of scheduled flights
based on 1,097 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time75%Medianon timep9040 minCancel1.5%Flights1,036
- Spirit AirlinesbestOn-time87%Medianon timep9015 minCancel1.6%Flights61
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline34%
- Weather11%
- Air traffic (NAS)16%
- Late aircraft39%
- Security1%
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 BWI → 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 — 85% on time.
- Mornings85% on time · p90 20 min · 1,131 flights
- Middays79% on time · p90 30 min · 400 flights
- Afternoons70% on time · p90 50 min · 559 flights
- Evenings62% on time · p90 55 min · 636 flights
- Overnights61% on time · p90 75 min · 596 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 70% to 75% on time.
- Tuesdays75% on time · p90 40 min · 403 flights
- Mondays75% on time · p90 40 min · 500 flights
- Thursdays75% on time · p90 40 min · 494 flights
- Wednesdays73% on time · p90 45 min · 405 flights
- Sundays72% on time · p90 45 min · 602 flights
- Saturdays71% on time · p90 40 min · 418 flights
- Fridays70% on time · p90 50 min · 500 flights
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