Historical on-time performance
New Orleans to Kansas City
Flights on MSY–MCI arrive on time 79% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 336 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time79%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.3%Flights336
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline32%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)10%
- Late aircraft55%
- Security1%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)100%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS). Shares are among 1 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 → MCI
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 71% to 88% on time.
- Mornings88% on time · p90 15 min · 271 flights
- Middays88% on time · p90 15 min · 642 flights
- Afternoons71% on time · p90 60 min · 167 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 74% to 89% on time.
- Tuesdays89% on time · p90 15 min · 139 flights · limited
- Thursdays89% on time · p90 15 min · 162 flights · limited
- Wednesdays88% on time · p90 15 min · 139 flights · limited
- Mondays81% on time · p90 35 min · 174 flights · limited
- Saturdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 168 flights · limited
- Fridays80% on time · p90 35 min · 170 flights · limited
- Sundays74% on time · p90 50 min · 239 flights
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