Historical on-time performance
Charlotte to New Orleans
651 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on CLT–MSY arrive on time 77% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate77%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.4%of scheduled flights
based on 1,770 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesOn-time77%Medianon timep9040 minCancel1.4%Flights1,770
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline37%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)14%
- Late aircraft43%
- 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 CLT → 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 — 86% on time.
- Mornings86% on time · p90 20 min · 1,464 flights
- Middays81% on time · p90 30 min · 1,239 flights
- Evenings69% on time · p90 70 min · 375 flights
- Afternoons68% on time · p90 60 min · 1,467 flights
- Overnights64% on time · p90 75 min · 1,024 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 71% to 79% on time.
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 40 min · 683 flights
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 45 min · 738 flights
- Mondays75% on time · p90 45 min · 866 flights
- Saturdays74% on time · p90 50 min · 737 flights
- Fridays74% on time · p90 55 min · 855 flights
- Thursdays73% on time · p90 50 min · 835 flights
- Sundays71% on time · p90 50 min · 857 flights
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