Historical on-time performance
New York to New Orleans
1,182 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on JFK–MSY arrive on time 79% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate79%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.2%of scheduled flights
based on 1,075 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 timep9035 minCancel3.7%Flights727
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time80%Medianon timep9035 minCancel2.0%Flights348
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline36%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)38%
- Late aircraft19%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly JFK → 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 73% to 80% on time.
- Mornings80% on time · p90 30 min · 1,992 flights
- Middays75% on time · p90 70 min · 121 flights · limited
- Afternoons73% on time · p90 65 min · 1,387 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 72% to 82% on time.
- Tuesdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 489 flights
- Wednesdays82% on time · p90 35 min · 492 flights
- Mondays80% on time · p90 40 min · 523 flights
- Thursdays77% on time · p90 65 min · 507 flights
- Fridays75% on time · p90 40 min · 516 flights
- Saturdays74% on time · p90 50 min · 494 flights
- Sundays72% on time · p90 60 min · 517 flights
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