Historical on-time performance
New Orleans to Detroit
926 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MSY–DTW arrive on time 82% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate82%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay25 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.6%of scheduled flights
based on 743 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.
- Delta Air LinesOn-time82%Medianon timep9025 minCancel1.9%Flights635
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time85%Medianon timep9030 minCancel0.0%Flights108
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline40%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)9%
- 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 → DTW
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 82% to 88% on time.
- Mornings88% on time · p90 25 min · 208 flights
- Afternoons84% on time · p90 25 min · 296 flights
- Middays83% on time · p90 25 min · 1,241 flights
- Evenings82% on time · p90 30 min · 615 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 79% to 86% on time.
- Tuesdays86% on time · p90 15 min · 291 flights
- Wednesdays85% on time · p90 25 min · 306 flights
- Mondays84% on time · p90 30 min · 376 flights
- Saturdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 317 flights
- Thursdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 371 flights
- Fridays80% on time · p90 35 min · 376 flights
- Sundays79% on time · p90 30 min · 370 flights
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