Historical on-time performance
New Orleans to Fort Lauderdale
674 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MSY–FLL arrive on time 75% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate75%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.4%of scheduled flights
based on 1,178 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.
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time72%Medianon timep9045 minCancel1.5%Flights324
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time77%Medianon timep9050 minCancel1.2%Flights745
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time70%Medianon timep9070 minCancel2.8%Flights109
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline23%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)30%
- Late aircraft44%
- 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 → FLL
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 — 88% on time.
- Mornings88% on time · p90 15 min · 1,674 flights
- Middays69% on time · p90 55 min · 632 flights
- Overnights66% on time · p90 70 min · 714 flights
- Afternoons65% on time · p90 90 min · 633 flights
- Evenings61% on time · p90 75 min · 727 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 66% to 82% on time.
- Tuesdays82% on time · p90 35 min · 545 flights
- Saturdays77% on time · p90 50 min · 583 flights
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 50 min · 547 flights
- Fridays74% on time · p90 45 min · 667 flights
- Thursdays74% on time · p90 45 min · 670 flights
- Mondays71% on time · p90 60 min · 670 flights
- Sundays66% on time · p90 75 min · 698 flights
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