Historical on-time performance
New Orleans to New York
1,183 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MSY–LGA arrive on time 70% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate70%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay70 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.3%of scheduled flights
based on 1,001 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-time73%Medianon timep9070 minCancel2.6%Flights727
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time74%Medianon timep9035 minCancel1.1%Flights91
- American AirlinesOn-time58%Median5 minp9095 minCancel1.6%Flights183
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline35%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)21%
- Late aircraft38%
- 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 → LGA
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 — 89% on time.
- Mornings89% on time · p90 10 min · 1,112 flights
- Middays75% on time · p90 45 min · 1,589 flights
- Afternoons69% on time · p90 80 min · 916 flights
- Evenings65% on time · p90 85 min · 897 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 70% to 83% on time.
- Saturdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 509 flights
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 45 min · 651 flights
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 45 min · 652 flights
- Thursdays76% on time · p90 50 min · 654 flights
- Mondays73% on time · p90 60 min · 666 flights
- Fridays70% on time · p90 70 min · 660 flights
- Sundays70% on time · p90 65 min · 722 flights
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