Historical on-time performance
New Orleans to Phoenix
1,301 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MSY–PHX arrive on time 73% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate73%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.4%of scheduled flights
based on 706 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.
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time75%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.6%Flights522
- American AirlinesOn-time70%Medianon timep9095 minCancel0.0%Flights184
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline43%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)7%
- Late aircraft46%
- 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 → PHX
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 — 90% on time.
- Mornings90% on time · p90 10 min · 402 flights
- Middays81% on time · p90 20 min · 271 flights
- Evenings70% on time · p90 60 min · 1,027 flights
- Afternoons68% on time · p90 55 min · 553 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 72% to 79% on time.
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 40 min · 297 flights
- Fridays77% on time · p90 45 min · 334 flights
- Saturdays74% on time · p90 50 min · 313 flights
- Mondays73% on time · p90 50 min · 338 flights
- Sundays73% on time · p90 50 min · 377 flights
- Thursdays72% on time · p90 40 min · 332 flights
- Wednesdays72% on time · p90 45 min · 296 flights
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