Historical on-time performance
Denver to New Orleans
1,062 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DEN–MSY arrive on time 73% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate73%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.0%of scheduled flights
based on 2,121 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- United AirlinesbestOn-time81%Medianon timep9035 minCancel1.2%Flights1,013
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time67%Medianon timep9060 minCancel0.8%Flights1,108
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline28%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)15%
- Late aircraft55%
- Security0%
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 DEN → 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 · 1,931 flights
- Middays80% on time · p90 30 min · 1,710 flights
- Evenings67% on time · p90 65 min · 1,895 flights
- Afternoons65% on time · p90 50 min · 692 flights
- Overnights53% on time · p90 85 min · 571 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 70% to 76% on time.
- Sundays76% on time · p90 45 min · 1,046 flights
- Mondays75% on time · p90 40 min · 1,058 flights
- Tuesdays75% on time · p90 40 min · 860 flights
- Wednesdays74% on time · p90 40 min · 911 flights
- Thursdays72% on time · p90 50 min · 1,067 flights
- Fridays72% on time · p90 50 min · 1,093 flights
- Saturdays70% on time · p90 55 min · 764 flights
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