Historical on-time performance
New Orleans to Minneapolis
1,040 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MSY–MSP arrive on time 82% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate82%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.4%of scheduled flights
based on 427 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesOn-time82%Medianon timep9035 minCancel1.4%Flights427
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline49%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)8%
- Late aircraft41%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly MSY → MSP
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 85% to 85% on time.
- Evenings85% on time · p90 25 min · 507 flights
- Middays85% on time · p90 30 min · 191 flights · limited
- Afternoons85% on time · p90 30 min · 498 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 82% to 88% on time.
- Tuesdays88% on time · p90 15 min · 160 flights · limited
- Sundays88% on time · p90 15 min · 176 flights · limited
- Saturdays85% on time · p90 30 min · 163 flights · limited
- Thursdays85% on time · p90 25 min · 178 flights · limited
- Wednesdays84% on time · p90 30 min · 161 flights · limited
- Mondays83% on time · p90 30 min · 180 flights · limited
- Fridays82% on time · p90 35 min · 179 flights · limited
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