Historical on-time performance
New York to New Orleans
1,183 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on LGA–MSY arrive on time 72% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate72%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay60 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.1%of scheduled flights
based on 1,001 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.
- American AirlinesOn-time66%Medianon timep9075 minCancel1.6%Flights183
- Delta Air LinesOn-time74%Medianon timep9050 minCancel2.5%Flights727
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time66%Medianon timep9065 minCancel0.0%Flights91
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline32%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)36%
- Late aircraft31%
- 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 LGA → 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 — 84% on time.
- Mornings84% on time · p90 20 min · 689 flights
- Middays78% on time · p90 45 min · 1,074 flights
- Evenings70% on time · p90 80 min · 608 flights
- Afternoons68% on time · p90 70 min · 1,760 flights
- Overnights52% on time · p90 120 min · 380 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 68% to 77% on time.
- Saturdays77% on time · p90 45 min · 508 flights
- Tuesdays76% on time · p90 55 min · 652 flights
- Wednesdays72% on time · p90 65 min · 651 flights
- Thursdays71% on time · p90 65 min · 655 flights
- Fridays71% on time · p90 75 min · 660 flights
- Mondays69% on time · p90 75 min · 665 flights
- Sundays68% on time · p90 70 min · 720 flights
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