Historical on-time performance
Philadelphia to New Orleans
1,088 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PHL–MSY arrive on time 73% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate73%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay55 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.0%of scheduled flights
based on 797 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesbestOn-time77%Medianon timep9035 minCancel1.1%Flights475
- PSA AirlinesOn-time67%Medianon timep9075 minCancel3.4%Flights322
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline29%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)18%
- 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 PHL → MSY
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 52% to 81% on time.
- Mornings81% on time · p90 20 min · 556 flights
- Middays81% on time · p90 40 min · 1,618 flights
- Afternoons67% on time · p90 90 min · 189 flights · limited
- Evenings64% on time · p90 80 min · 622 flights
- Overnights52% on time · p90 65 min · 58 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 71% to 82% on time.
- Tuesdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 352 flights
- Wednesdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 398 flights
- Saturdays78% on time · p90 55 min · 353 flights
- Thursdays76% on time · p90 50 min · 460 flights
- Mondays73% on time · p90 60 min · 505 flights
- Fridays72% on time · p90 60 min · 505 flights
- Sundays71% on time · p90 65 min · 470 flights
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