Historical on-time performance
Newark to New Orleans
1,167 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on EWR–MSY arrive on time 73% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate73%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay60 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.5%of scheduled flights
based on 1,077 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.
- Republic AirwaysOn-time79%Medianon timep9015 minCancel4.8%Flights42
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time66%Medianon timep9050 minCancel9.4%Flights32
- United AirlinesOn-time73%Medianon timep9065 minCancel2.2%Flights1,003
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline25%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)20%
- Late aircraft53%
- 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 EWR → 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 — 86% on time.
- Mornings86% on time · p90 15 min · 997 flights
- Middays81% on time · p90 40 min · 1,171 flights
- Evenings73% on time · p90 60 min · 252 flights
- Afternoons73% on time · p90 65 min · 889 flights
- Overnights62% on time · p90 80 min · 822 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 72% to 81% on time.
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 578 flights
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 45 min · 577 flights
- Mondays77% on time · p90 50 min · 605 flights
- Saturdays77% on time · p90 40 min · 564 flights
- Fridays76% on time · p90 55 min · 602 flights
- Sundays72% on time · p90 75 min · 598 flights
- Thursdays72% on time · p90 70 min · 607 flights
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