Historical on-time performance
Detroit to New Orleans
926 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DTW–MSY arrive on time 79% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate79%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.5%of scheduled flights
based on 744 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- Delta Air LinesOn-time78%Medianon timep9030 minCancel1.7%Flights635
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time83%Medianon timep9030 minCancel0.0%Flights109
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline48%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)35%
- Late aircraft15%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly DTW → MSY
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 72% to 84% on time.
- Middays84% on time · p90 25 min · 267 flights
- Mornings82% on time · p90 25 min · 1,257 flights
- Afternoons80% on time · p90 30 min · 699 flights
- Overnights76% on time · p90 70 min · 62 flights · limited
- Evenings72% on time · p90 70 min · 123 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 78% to 84% on time.
- Tuesdays84% on time · p90 20 min · 291 flights
- Mondays84% on time · p90 20 min · 376 flights
- Saturdays82% on time · p90 25 min · 317 flights
- Wednesdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 307 flights
- Thursdays80% on time · p90 30 min · 371 flights
- Sundays78% on time · p90 35 min · 370 flights
- Fridays78% on time · p90 35 min · 376 flights
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