Historical on-time performance
San Francisco to New Orleans
1,911 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SFO–MSY arrive on time 84% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate84%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.0%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-time84%Medianon timep9030 minCancel1.0%Flights521
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline36%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)12%
- Late aircraft52%
- 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 SFO → 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 — 94% on time.
- Mornings94% on time · p90 5 min · 51 flights · limited
- Evenings82% on time · p90 45 min · 211 flights
- Middays80% on time · p90 30 min · 952 flights
- Afternoons78% on time · p90 50 min · 150 flights · limited
- Overnights71% on time · p90 45 min · 151 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 78% to 85% on time.
- Tuesdays85% on time · p90 25 min · 203 flights
- Thursdays81% on time · p90 40 min · 227 flights
- Sundays80% on time · p90 35 min · 226 flights
- Fridays79% on time · p90 30 min · 228 flights
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 35 min · 212 flights
- Mondays78% on time · p90 40 min · 214 flights
- Saturdays78% on time · p90 35 min · 205 flights
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