Historical on-time performance
Las Vegas to New Orleans
1,500 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on LAS–MSY arrive on time 76% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate76%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.4%of scheduled flights
based on 814 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-time79%Medianon timep9025 minCancel0.0%Flights141
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time76%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.4%Flights673
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline33%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)15%
- Late aircraft49%
- 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 LAS → 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 65% to 86% on time.
- Mornings86% on time · p90 15 min · 970 flights
- Overnights84% on time · p90 25 min · 96 flights · limited
- Middays74% on time · p90 30 min · 434 flights
- Early mornings67% on time · p90 30 min · 78 flights · limited
- Afternoons66% on time · p90 50 min · 543 flights
- Evenings65% on time · p90 60 min · 918 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 65% to 83% on time.
- Saturdays83% on time · p90 15 min · 350 flights
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 30 min · 395 flights
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 35 min · 407 flights
- Mondays75% on time · p90 45 min · 484 flights
- Sundays74% on time · p90 45 min · 476 flights
- Fridays69% on time · p90 55 min · 474 flights
- Thursdays65% on time · p90 50 min · 453 flights
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