Historical on-time performance
Kansas City to New Orleans
689 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MCI–MSY arrive on time 76% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate76%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.4%of scheduled flights
based on 356 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 timep9040 minCancel1.4%Flights356
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline14%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)16%
- Late aircraft67%
- 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 MCI → 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 — 90% on time.
- Mornings90% on time · p90 10 min · 82 flights · limited
- Middays83% on time · p90 20 min · 339 flights
- Afternoons79% on time · p90 30 min · 667 flights
- Evenings62% on time · p90 65 min · 89 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 76% to 85% on time.
- Tuesdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 140 flights · limited
- Wednesdays83% on time · p90 20 min · 139 flights · limited
- Sundays79% on time · p90 30 min · 234 flights
- Thursdays79% on time · p90 20 min · 159 flights · limited
- Mondays78% on time · p90 35 min · 166 flights · limited
- Saturdays78% on time · p90 30 min · 170 flights · limited
- Fridays76% on time · p90 40 min · 169 flights · limited
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