Historical on-time performance
New Orleans to Baltimore
998 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MSY–BWI arrive on time 81% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate81%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.7%of scheduled flights
based on 1,078 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time87%Medianon timep9015 minCancel1.6%Flights61
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time81%Medianon timep9030 minCancel1.7%Flights1,017
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline21%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)21%
- Late aircraft55%
- 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 → BWI
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 — 92% on time.
- Mornings92% on time · p90 5 min · 1,222 flights
- Middays83% on time · p90 25 min · 648 flights
- Afternoons70% on time · p90 50 min · 597 flights
- Overnights65% on time · p90 60 min · 175 flights · limited
- Evenings62% on time · p90 55 min · 666 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 75% to 82% on time.
- Tuesdays82% on time · p90 25 min · 397 flights
- Wednesdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 396 flights
- Fridays82% on time · p90 35 min · 503 flights
- Saturdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 412 flights
- Sundays77% on time · p90 40 min · 606 flights
- Thursdays77% on time · p90 35 min · 492 flights
- Mondays75% on time · p90 35 min · 502 flights
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