Historical on-time performance
New Orleans to San Diego
1,599 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MSY–SAN arrive on time 71% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate71%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.0%of scheduled flights
based on 214 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time71%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.0%Flights214
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline27%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)8%
- Late aircraft62%
- 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 → SAN
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 15 min · 81 flights · limited
- Middays76% on time · p90 35 min · 327 flights
- Afternoons57% on time · p90 55 min · 367 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 60% to 81% on time.
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 25 min · 99 flights · limited
- Wednesdays73% on time · p90 35 min · 100 flights · limited
- Fridays68% on time · p90 40 min · 115 flights · limited
- Mondays65% on time · p90 50 min · 117 flights · limited
- Saturdays64% on time · p90 45 min · 129 flights · limited
- Thursdays61% on time · p90 50 min · 115 flights · limited
- Sundays60% on time · p90 55 min · 134 flights · limited
Advertisement
Keep exploring