Historical on-time performance
New Orleans to New York
1,182 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MSY–JFK arrive on time 74% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate74%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled4.7%of scheduled flights
based on 1,094 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesbestOn-time76%Medianon timep9040 minCancel5.3%Flights721
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time69%Medianon timep9080 minCancel3.5%Flights373
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline26%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)30%
- Late aircraft44%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline49%
- Weather45%
- Air traffic (NAS)6%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 51 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 → JFK
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 82% on time.
- Mornings82% on time · p90 30 min · 260 flights
- Middays74% on time · p90 55 min · 1,751 flights
- Evenings72% on time · p90 70 min · 1,342 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 67% to 79% on time.
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 474 flights
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 60 min · 481 flights
- Fridays75% on time · p90 60 min · 519 flights
- Saturdays74% on time · p90 60 min · 495 flights
- Thursdays73% on time · p90 70 min · 513 flights
- Mondays73% on time · p90 70 min · 524 flights
- Sundays67% on time · p90 75 min · 517 flights
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