Historical on-time performance
San Diego to New Orleans
1,599 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SAN–MSY arrive on time 63% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate63%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay60 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.0%of scheduled flights
based on 214 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time63%Median5 minp9060 minCancel0.0%Flights214
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline33%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)6%
- Late aircraft58%
- 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 SAN → 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 — 83% on time.
- Mornings83% on time · p90 25 min · 87 flights · limited
- Middays70% on time · p90 40 min · 474 flights
- Afternoons59% on time · p90 70 min · 193 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 54% to 81% on time.
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 99 flights · limited
- Saturdays80% on time · p90 30 min · 129 flights · limited
- Wednesdays75% on time · p90 20 min · 100 flights · limited
- Mondays66% on time · p90 50 min · 112 flights · limited
- Sundays66% on time · p90 40 min · 134 flights · limited
- Fridays58% on time · p90 75 min · 110 flights · limited
- Thursdays54% on time · p90 85 min · 109 flights · limited
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