Historical on-time performance
New Orleans to San Francisco
1,911 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MSY–SFO arrive on time 79% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate79%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.2%of scheduled flights
based on 521 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- United AirlinesOn-time79%Medianon timep9040 minCancel1.2%Flights521
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline26%
- Weather7%
- Air traffic (NAS)41%
- Late aircraft26%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly MSY → SFO
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 69% to 85% on time.
- Mornings85% on time · p90 20 min · 601 flights
- Afternoons76% on time · p90 45 min · 51 flights · limited
- Evenings69% on time · p90 80 min · 844 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 70% to 80% on time.
- Saturdays80% on time · p90 25 min · 208 flights
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 199 flights · limited
- Fridays77% on time · p90 70 min · 226 flights
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 45 min · 204 flights
- Mondays74% on time · p90 75 min · 228 flights
- Thursdays72% on time · p90 70 min · 225 flights
- Sundays70% on time · p90 70 min · 225 flights
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