Historical on-time performance
New Orleans to Washington
969 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MSY–DCA arrive on time 66% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate66%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay70 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.9%of scheduled flights
based on 1,692 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysbestOn-time93%Medianon timep905 minCancel0.0%Flights60
- American AirlinesOn-time69%Medianon timep9075 minCancel1.4%Flights415
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time68%Medianon timep9055 minCancel1.4%Flights707
- PSA AirlinesOn-time58%Medianon timep9095 minCancel9.8%Flights510
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline23%
- Weather8%
- Air traffic (NAS)19%
- Late aircraft50%
- 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 → DCA
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 · 459 flights
- Middays81% on time · p90 30 min · 2,096 flights
- Evenings68% on time · p90 60 min · 1,305 flights
- Afternoons66% on time · p90 70 min · 1,783 flights
Best day of week
Saturdays are the most reliable day to fly this route — 82% on time.
- Saturdays82% on time · p90 40 min · 638 flights
- Tuesdays75% on time · p90 40 min · 825 flights
- Thursdays74% on time · p90 55 min · 806 flights
- Mondays73% on time · p90 50 min · 828 flights
- Wednesdays73% on time · p90 55 min · 823 flights
- Sundays72% on time · p90 45 min · 905 flights
- Fridays71% on time · p90 60 min · 818 flights
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