Historical on-time performance
New Orleans to Las Vegas
Flights on MSY–LAS arrive on time 80% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 722 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.
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time80%Medianon timep9030 minCancel0.0%Flights691
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time74%Medianon timep9030 minCancel0.0%Flights31
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline23%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)21%
- Late aircraft53%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline43%
- Weather49%
- Air traffic (NAS)8%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 53 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 → LAS
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 — 90% on time.
- Mornings90% on time · p90 10 min · 1,206 flights
- Middays78% on time · p90 25 min · 173 flights · limited
- Overnights71% on time · p90 50 min · 554 flights
- Afternoons68% on time · p90 50 min · 375 flights
- Evenings62% on time · p90 60 min · 646 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 71% to 84% on time.
- Wednesdays84% on time · p90 20 min · 373 flights
- Tuesdays84% on time · p90 20 min · 380 flights
- Saturdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 334 flights
- Thursdays75% on time · p90 40 min · 465 flights
- Mondays75% on time · p90 40 min · 458 flights
- Sundays74% on time · p90 45 min · 473 flights
- Fridays71% on time · p90 50 min · 471 flights
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