Historical on-time performance
Kansas City to New Orleans
Flights on MCI–MSY arrive on time 76% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 336 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time76%Medianon timep9045 minCancel0.3%Flights336
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline25%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)8%
- Late aircraft64%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather100%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 1 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 MCI → 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 77% to 81% on time.
- Middays81% on time · p90 20 min · 310 flights
- Afternoons77% on time · p90 35 min · 690 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 74% to 82% on time.
- Tuesdays82% on time · p90 20 min · 139 flights · limited
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 30 min · 138 flights · limited
- Sundays79% on time · p90 30 min · 239 flights
- Mondays78% on time · p90 40 min · 166 flights · limited
- Thursdays77% on time · p90 25 min · 163 flights · limited
- Fridays76% on time · p90 40 min · 173 flights · limited
- Saturdays74% on time · p90 35 min · 171 flights · limited
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