Historical on-time performance
Washington to New Orleans
969 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DCA–MSY arrive on time 70% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate70%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay60 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.4%of scheduled flights
based on 1,692 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysbestOn-time92%Medianon timep9010 minCancel0.0%Flights60
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time72%Medianon timep9045 minCancel1.7%Flights707
- American AirlinesOn-time74%Medianon timep9045 minCancel1.4%Flights414
- PSA AirlinesOn-time61%Medianon timep9075 minCancel7.8%Flights511
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline22%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)18%
- Late aircraft55%
- 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 DCA → 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 — 84% on time.
- Mornings84% on time · p90 20 min · 1,310 flights
- Middays77% on time · p90 45 min · 2,071 flights
- Afternoons75% on time · p90 45 min · 1,151 flights
- Overnights75% on time · p90 45 min · 284 flights
- Evenings67% on time · p90 70 min · 828 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 80% on time.
- Tuesdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 826 flights
- Saturdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 638 flights
- Mondays79% on time · p90 45 min · 828 flights
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 35 min · 822 flights
- Thursdays75% on time · p90 45 min · 808 flights
- Fridays74% on time · p90 55 min · 818 flights
- Sundays73% on time · p90 45 min · 904 flights
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