Historical on-time performance
Phoenix to New Orleans
1,301 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PHX–MSY arrive on time 71% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate71%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.8%of scheduled flights
based on 706 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.
- American AirlinesOn-time76%Medianon timep9045 minCancel0.0%Flights184
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time69%Medianon timep9050 minCancel1.1%Flights522
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline44%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)10%
- 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 PHX → MSY
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 — 85% on time.
- Mornings85% on time · p90 20 min · 535 flights
- Middays79% on time · p90 35 min · 1,033 flights
- Afternoons68% on time · p90 35 min · 162 flights · limited
- Evenings59% on time · p90 75 min · 517 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 71% to 81% on time.
- Saturdays81% on time · p90 35 min · 314 flights
- Tuesdays77% on time · p90 45 min · 296 flights
- Fridays76% on time · p90 35 min · 335 flights
- Sundays75% on time · p90 40 min · 373 flights
- Mondays72% on time · p90 65 min · 340 flights
- Wednesdays71% on time · p90 45 min · 296 flights
- Thursdays71% on time · p90 50 min · 332 flights
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