Historical on-time performance
New Orleans to Seattle
2,086 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MSY–SEA arrive on time 70% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate70%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.4%of scheduled flights
based on 658 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Alaska AirlinesOn-time70%Medianon timep9040 minCancel1.4%Flights658
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline33%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)19%
- Late aircraft46%
- Security1%
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 → SEA
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 74% to 76% on time.
- Afternoons76% on time · p90 35 min · 207 flights
- Mornings76% on time · p90 30 min · 965 flights
- Evenings74% on time · p90 40 min · 831 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 69% to 81% on time.
- Saturdays81% on time · p90 25 min · 274 flights
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 25 min · 268 flights
- Thursdays77% on time · p90 35 min · 290 flights
- Wednesdays77% on time · p90 35 min · 271 flights
- Sundays74% on time · p90 40 min · 299 flights
- Fridays71% on time · p90 35 min · 304 flights
- Mondays69% on time · p90 45 min · 304 flights
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