Historical on-time performance
New Orleans to New York
1,182 miData through Dec 2025Source: 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 delay55 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.3%of scheduled flights
based on 1,077 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-time76%Medianon timep9050 minCancel3.8%Flights728
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time72%Medianon timep9060 minCancel2.3%Flights349
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline33%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)30%
- Late aircraft36%
- 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 → JFK
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 64% to 82% on time.
- Overnights82% on time · p90 40 min · 108 flights · limited
- Mornings80% on time · p90 30 min · 364 flights
- Middays74% on time · p90 55 min · 1,701 flights
- Evenings72% on time · p90 70 min · 1,266 flights
- Afternoons64% on time · p90 115 min · 100 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 68% to 80% on time.
- Tuesdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 485 flights
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 70 min · 492 flights
- Mondays75% on time · p90 60 min · 527 flights
- Fridays75% on time · p90 55 min · 516 flights
- Thursdays72% on time · p90 65 min · 510 flights
- Saturdays72% on time · p90 60 min · 493 flights
- Sundays68% on time · p90 75 min · 517 flights
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