Historical on-time performance
Los Angeles to New Orleans
Flights on LAX–MSY arrive on time 80% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 1,245 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time82%Medianon timep9050 minCancel2.3%Flights44
- Delta Air LinesbestOn-time82%Medianon timep9030 minCancel0.4%Flights968
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time71%Medianon timep9030 minCancel0.4%Flights233
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline55%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)11%
- Late aircraft33%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline67%
- Weather33%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 6 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 LAX → MSY
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 79% to 87% on time.
- Overnights87% on time · p90 20 min · 159 flights · limited
- Mornings86% on time · p90 20 min · 1,832 flights
- Afternoons83% on time · p90 25 min · 212 flights
- Middays79% on time · p90 30 min · 1,349 flights
- Evenings79% on time · p90 40 min · 1,384 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 78% to 87% on time.
- Tuesdays87% on time · p90 15 min · 649 flights
- Wednesdays84% on time · p90 15 min · 655 flights
- Mondays82% on time · p90 30 min · 759 flights
- Thursdays82% on time · p90 25 min · 774 flights
- Saturdays81% on time · p90 25 min · 564 flights
- Fridays80% on time · p90 35 min · 774 flights
- Sundays78% on time · p90 35 min · 761 flights
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