Historical on-time performance
Denver to New Orleans
1,062 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DEN–MSY arrive on time 76% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate76%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.3%of scheduled flights
based on 2,109 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time88%Medianon timep9025 minCancel0.0%Flights33
- United AirlinesbestOn-time84%Medianon timep9025 minCancel0.3%Flights1,017
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time67%Medianon timep9055 minCancel0.4%Flights1,059
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline29%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)16%
- Late aircraft54%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline29%
- Weather43%
- Air traffic (NAS)29%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 7 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 DEN → MSY
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
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 · 1,984 flights
- Middays81% on time · p90 30 min · 1,736 flights
- Evenings68% on time · p90 65 min · 1,913 flights
- Afternoons64% on time · p90 50 min · 743 flights
- Overnights56% on time · p90 80 min · 529 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 71% to 77% on time.
- Mondays77% on time · p90 40 min · 1,072 flights
- Tuesdays77% on time · p90 40 min · 838 flights
- Wednesdays77% on time · p90 35 min · 892 flights
- Sundays76% on time · p90 45 min · 1,084 flights
- Thursdays74% on time · p90 45 min · 1,122 flights
- Fridays72% on time · p90 50 min · 1,134 flights
- Saturdays71% on time · p90 55 min · 763 flights
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