Historical on-time performance
Tampa to New Orleans
487 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on TPA–MSY arrive on time 80% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate80%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.6%of scheduled flights
based on 888 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time69%Medianon timep9045 minCancel6.6%Flights61
- Southwest AirlinesbestOn-time81%Medianon timep9035 minCancel1.2%Flights827
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline15%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)14%
- Late aircraft69%
- 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 TPA → 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 — 92% on time.
- Mornings92% on time · p90 5 min · 1,291 flights
- Middays81% on time · p90 30 min · 608 flights
- Afternoons75% on time · p90 35 min · 563 flights
- Evenings70% on time · p90 55 min · 533 flights
- Overnights66% on time · p90 75 min · 654 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 76% to 85% on time.
- Tuesdays85% on time · p90 15 min · 462 flights
- Mondays83% on time · p90 30 min · 574 flights
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 30 min · 461 flights
- Fridays80% on time · p90 30 min · 569 flights
- Saturdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 419 flights
- Thursdays77% on time · p90 35 min · 569 flights
- Sundays76% on time · p90 45 min · 595 flights
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