ORD → MSY: 75% on-time

Historical on-time performance

Chicago to New Orleans

837 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS

Flights on ORD–MSY 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)

Cancelled1.5%of scheduled flights

based on 1,990 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.

Airline	On-time	Median	p90	Cancel	Flights
Envoy Air	83%	on time	35 min	1.4%	435
Republic Airways	78%	on time	45 min	0.7%	271
United Airlines	74%	on time	50 min	1.0%	842
Spirit Airlines⚠ low data	68%	on time	70 min	8.5%	71
American Airlines	63%	on time	95 min	2.2%	371

Why flights run late

Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.

When flights don't go

Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 30 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).

Over time

By season

When to fly

All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).

Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 86% on time.

On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 72% to 80% on time.

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