Historical on-time performance
Newark to New Orleans
Flights on EWR–MSY arrive on time 77% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 1,105 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.
- Republic AirwaysOn-time85%Medianon timep9015 minCancel4.5%Flights110
- United AirlinesOn-time77%Medianon timep9045 minCancel1.6%Flights995
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline29%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)19%
- Late aircraft47%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather95%
- Air traffic (NAS)5%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 21 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 EWR → 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 — 86% on time.
- Mornings86% on time · p90 15 min · 968 flights
- Middays82% on time · p90 40 min · 1,169 flights
- Afternoons76% on time · p90 55 min · 723 flights
- Evenings73% on time · p90 70 min · 247 flights
- Overnights67% on time · p90 75 min · 806 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 74% to 83% on time.
- Tuesdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 540 flights
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 537 flights
- Saturdays80% on time · p90 40 min · 523 flights
- Fridays79% on time · p90 50 min · 576 flights
- Mondays77% on time · p90 50 min · 572 flights
- Thursdays75% on time · p90 70 min · 584 flights
- Sundays74% on time · p90 60 min · 581 flights
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