Historical on-time performance
Dallas-Fort Worth to New Orleans
448 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DFW–MSY arrive on time 63% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate63%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay75 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled4.1%of scheduled flights
based on 2,630 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Envoy AirbestOn-time71%Medianon timep9035 minCancel5.7%Flights437
- American AirlinesOn-time62%Medianon timep9085 minCancel3.7%Flights2,193
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline27%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)14%
- Late aircraft52%
- 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 DFW → 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 — 79% on time.
- Mornings79% on time · p90 35 min · 2,050 flights
- Middays71% on time · p90 60 min · 1,913 flights
- Afternoons61% on time · p90 75 min · 1,504 flights
- Overnights57% on time · p90 90 min · 1,404 flights
- Evenings56% on time · p90 90 min · 1,913 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 63% to 69% on time.
- Tuesdays69% on time · p90 55 min · 1,168 flights
- Saturdays68% on time · p90 65 min · 1,148 flights
- Mondays67% on time · p90 70 min · 1,326 flights
- Wednesdays67% on time · p90 70 min · 1,184 flights
- Fridays65% on time · p90 75 min · 1,310 flights
- Thursdays63% on time · p90 70 min · 1,321 flights
- Sundays63% on time · p90 75 min · 1,327 flights
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