Historical on-time performance
New Orleans to Philadelphia
1,088 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MSY–PHL arrive on time 75% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate75%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay60 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.3%of scheduled flights
based on 796 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.
- American AirlinesOn-time75%Medianon timep9050 minCancel1.3%Flights476
- PSA AirlinesOn-time75%Medianon timep9075 minCancel3.8%Flights320
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline39%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)12%
- Late aircraft43%
- 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 → PHL
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 — 85% on time.
- Mornings85% on time · p90 20 min · 555 flights
- Middays76% on time · p90 70 min · 1,219 flights
- Afternoons74% on time · p90 60 min · 880 flights
- Overnights70% on time · p90 80 min · 181 flights · limited
- Evenings64% on time · p90 80 min · 205 flights
Best day of week
Wednesdays are the most reliable day to fly this route — 84% on time.
- Wednesdays84% on time · p90 35 min · 394 flights
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 55 min · 357 flights
- Thursdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 451 flights
- Saturdays77% on time · p90 75 min · 353 flights
- Sundays74% on time · p90 70 min · 468 flights
- Mondays73% on time · p90 75 min · 516 flights
- Fridays72% on time · p90 60 min · 502 flights
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