Historical on-time performance
Fort Lauderdale to New Orleans
673 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on FLL–MSY arrive on time 74% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate74%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.0%of scheduled flights
based on 1,179 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time72%Medianon timep9045 minCancel0.6%Flights324
- Spirit AirlinesbestOn-time78%Medianon timep9040 minCancel1.1%Flights745
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time55%Median10 minp90140 minCancel1.8%Flights110
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline33%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)28%
- Late aircraft37%
- 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 FLL → 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 — 85% on time.
- Mornings85% on time · p90 20 min · 1,480 flights
- Middays70% on time · p90 65 min · 562 flights
- Afternoons68% on time · p90 65 min · 562 flights
- Overnights60% on time · p90 85 min · 383 flights
- Evenings59% on time · p90 75 min · 1,404 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 64% to 77% on time.
- Tuesdays77% on time · p90 40 min · 545 flights
- Wednesdays75% on time · p90 40 min · 546 flights
- Thursdays71% on time · p90 60 min · 669 flights
- Fridays71% on time · p90 55 min · 667 flights
- Saturdays69% on time · p90 55 min · 589 flights
- Mondays67% on time · p90 60 min · 676 flights
- Sundays64% on time · p90 85 min · 699 flights
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