Historical on-time performance
New Orleans to Austin
445 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MSY–AUS arrive on time 77% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate77%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.9%of scheduled flights
based on 2,050 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesbestOn-time82%Medianon timep9055 minCancel0.4%Flights558
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time75%Medianon timep9040 minCancel1.1%Flights1,492
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline29%
- Weather11%
- Air traffic (NAS)20%
- Late aircraft40%
- 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 MSY → AUS
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 · 2,091 flights
- Middays76% on time · p90 35 min · 1,323 flights
- Evenings69% on time · p90 50 min · 1,025 flights
- Afternoons66% on time · p90 45 min · 1,097 flights
- Overnights65% on time · p90 60 min · 518 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 72% to 83% on time.
- Tuesdays83% on time · p90 20 min · 882 flights
- Saturdays80% on time · p90 30 min · 520 flights
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 35 min · 886 flights
- Mondays77% on time · p90 35 min · 952 flights
- Fridays76% on time · p90 35 min · 950 flights
- Thursdays75% on time · p90 40 min · 940 flights
- Sundays72% on time · p90 50 min · 924 flights
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