Historical on-time performance
Fort Lauderdale to New Orleans
Flights on FLL–MSY arrive on time 67% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 1,340 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.
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time72%Medianon timep9060 minCancel3.1%Flights651
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time67%Median5 minp9045 minCancel0.0%Flights324
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time57%Median5 minp9095 minCancel1.9%Flights365
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline38%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)19%
- Late aircraft41%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline44%
- Weather44%
- Air traffic (NAS)11%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 27 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 FLL → 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 — 85% on time.
- Mornings85% on time · p90 20 min · 1,305 flights
- Middays71% on time · p90 50 min · 541 flights
- Afternoons64% on time · p90 65 min · 679 flights
- Evenings58% on time · p90 75 min · 1,248 flights
- Overnights55% on time · p90 95 min · 575 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 62% to 77% on time.
- Tuesdays77% on time · p90 45 min · 525 flights
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 45 min · 525 flights
- Thursdays69% on time · p90 60 min · 667 flights
- Fridays68% on time · p90 60 min · 665 flights
- Saturdays68% on time · p90 50 min · 605 flights
- Mondays64% on time · p90 65 min · 658 flights
- Sundays62% on time · p90 75 min · 703 flights
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