Historical on-time performance
Dallas-Fort Worth to New Orleans
Flights on DFW–MSY arrive on time 65% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 2,551 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Not enough comparable data to name a most-on-time carrier — low-data carriers aren't ranked.
- Envoy AirOn-time71%Medianon timep9035 minCancel2.6%Flights192
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time68%Medianon timep9085 minCancel12.9%Flights31
- American AirlinesOn-time64%Medianon timep9075 minCancel3.2%Flights2,328
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline30%
- Weather8%
- Air traffic (NAS)10%
- Late aircraft52%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline11%
- Weather83%
- Air traffic (NAS)6%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 84 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 DFW → 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 — 79% on time.
- Mornings79% on time · p90 35 min · 2,310 flights
- Middays71% on time · p90 55 min · 1,770 flights
- Afternoons60% on time · p90 80 min · 1,435 flights
- Overnights58% on time · p90 90 min · 1,441 flights
- Evenings55% on time · p90 90 min · 1,859 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 61% to 69% on time.
- Tuesdays69% on time · p90 55 min · 1,157 flights
- Saturdays67% on time · p90 70 min · 1,168 flights
- Mondays67% on time · p90 80 min · 1,315 flights
- Wednesdays66% on time · p90 65 min · 1,179 flights
- Fridays66% on time · p90 70 min · 1,325 flights
- Thursdays65% on time · p90 65 min · 1,332 flights
- Sundays61% on time · p90 80 min · 1,339 flights
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