Historical on-time performance
New Orleans to Newark
Flights on MSY–EWR arrive on time 82% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 1,105 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Not enough comparable data to name a most-on-time carrier — low-data carriers aren't ranked.
- Republic AirwaysOn-time85%Medianon timep9015 minCancel4.5%Flights110
- United AirlinesOn-time82%Medianon timep9040 minCancel1.9%Flights995
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline18%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)42%
- Late aircraft39%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS).
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline4%
- Weather88%
- Air traffic (NAS)8%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 24 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly MSY → EWR
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 70% to 89% on time.
- Mornings89% on time · p90 10 min · 1,478 flights
- Overnights83% on time · p90 45 min · 149 flights · limited
- Middays82% on time · p90 35 min · 1,209 flights
- Evenings70% on time · p90 90 min · 1,042 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 77% to 85% on time.
- Tuesdays85% on time · p90 25 min · 537 flights
- Wednesdays84% on time · p90 20 min · 539 flights
- Fridays82% on time · p90 50 min · 572 flights
- Saturdays81% on time · p90 35 min · 523 flights
- Mondays79% on time · p90 45 min · 577 flights
- Sundays78% on time · p90 50 min · 579 flights
- Thursdays77% on time · p90 65 min · 586 flights
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