Historical on-time performance
Orlando to New Orleans
550 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MCO–MSY arrive on time 76% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate76%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.9%of scheduled flights
based on 2,155 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time74%Medianon timep9050 minCancel0.8%Flights1,520
- Spirit AirlinesbestOn-time80%Medianon timep9040 minCancel1.3%Flights635
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline26%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)23%
- Late aircraft43%
- Security1%
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 MCO → 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 · 1,571 flights
- Middays79% on time · p90 35 min · 1,470 flights
- Afternoons72% on time · p90 50 min · 1,164 flights
- Evenings62% on time · p90 75 min · 1,509 flights
- Overnights57% on time · p90 90 min · 1,497 flights
Best day of week
Tuesdays are the most reliable day to fly this route — 80% on time.
- Tuesdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 935 flights
- Thursdays73% on time · p90 60 min · 1,069 flights
- Mondays72% on time · p90 65 min · 1,124 flights
- Fridays72% on time · p90 55 min · 1,127 flights
- Wednesdays71% on time · p90 55 min · 933 flights
- Sundays70% on time · p90 65 min · 1,121 flights
- Saturdays69% on time · p90 70 min · 902 flights
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