Historical on-time performance
Minneapolis to New Orleans
1,040 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MSP–MSY arrive on time 82% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate82%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.2%of scheduled flights
based on 427 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesOn-time82%Medianon timep9030 minCancel1.2%Flights427
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline55%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)31%
- Late aircraft13%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly MSP → MSY
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 84% to 87% on time.
- Mornings87% on time · p90 20 min · 165 flights · limited
- Middays85% on time · p90 20 min · 646 flights
- Afternoons84% on time · p90 20 min · 387 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 79% to 90% on time.
- Tuesdays90% on time · p90 10 min · 160 flights · limited
- Thursdays88% on time · p90 20 min · 178 flights · limited
- Mondays87% on time · p90 20 min · 180 flights · limited
- Sundays86% on time · p90 20 min · 177 flights · limited
- Wednesdays84% on time · p90 20 min · 161 flights · limited
- Fridays82% on time · p90 35 min · 179 flights · limited
- Saturdays79% on time · p90 40 min · 163 flights · limited
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