PlainFlights
MSY

New Orleans, LA

New Orleans, Louisiana

Data coverage: 2020 — 2024

Total Flights

437,143

On-Time Rate

80.4%

Avg Delay

69.5 min

Delayed

85,562

Cancelled

7,244

Delay Causes

Top delay cause: Late Aircraft

Late Aircraft 48.1%
Carrier 28.8%
NAS (National Aviation System) 18.3%
Weather 4.5%
Security 0.2%

Monthly Performance

Recent 24 months of flight data.

Period Flights Dep Delayed Arr Delayed Cancelled Diverted
Dec 2024 8,411 907 847 19 10
Nov 2024 8,466 650 568 20 7
Oct 2024 8,932 614 572 38 2
Sep 2024 7,318 565 609 130 4
Aug 2024 7,536 840 961 67 15
Jul 2024 8,384 1,423 1,521 130 18
Jun 2024 8,408 1,050 1,091 53 15
May 2024 9,034 1,329 1,349 71 12
Apr 2024 8,643 840 907 34 5
Mar 2024 9,002 1,054 1,103 42 6
Feb 2024 8,087 593 644 6 4
Jan 2024 8,125 1,001 1,146 115 7
Dec 2023 8,561 742 725 12 5
Nov 2023 8,343 616 639 5 5
Oct 2023 8,733 734 774 7 4
Sep 2023 7,234 692 719 37 11
Aug 2023 7,826 778 900 46 11
Jul 2023 8,105 1,220 1,362 72 13
Jun 2023 7,972 1,193 1,324 69 20
May 2023 9,018 972 1,030 37 13
Apr 2023 8,649 1,067 1,161 70 14
Mar 2023 8,891 1,037 1,025 42 8
Feb 2023 7,918 665 702 56 11
Jan 2023 7,998 810 863 78 4

Top Routes

Busiest routes to and from MSY.

Route Flights On-Time Distance
MSY (New Orleans) → ATL (Atlanta) 20,510 86.1% 425 mi
ATL (Atlanta) → MSY (New Orleans) 20,448 82.6% 425 mi
MSY (New Orleans) → IAH (Houston) 15,063 84.7% 305 mi
IAH (Houston) → MSY (New Orleans) 15,040 81.7% 305 mi
DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) → MSY (New Orleans) 13,317 73.5% 447 mi
MSY (New Orleans) → DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) 13,306 78.4% 447 mi
DAL (Dallas) → MSY (New Orleans) 10,376 78.5% 436 mi
DEN (Denver) → MSY (New Orleans) 10,349 77.2% 1,062 mi
MSY (New Orleans) → DAL (Dallas) 10,349 78.3% 436 mi
MSY (New Orleans) → DEN (Denver) 10,334 82.3% 1,062 mi
MCO (Orlando) → MSY (New Orleans) 10,071 75.2% 551 mi
MSY (New Orleans) → MCO (Orlando) 10,070 78.7% 551 mi
HOU (Houston) → MSY (New Orleans) 9,822 82.8% 302 mi
MSY (New Orleans) → HOU (Houston) 9,771 81.8% 302 mi
MSY (New Orleans) → CLT (Charlotte) 8,929 84.3% 651 mi
CLT (Charlotte) → MSY (New Orleans) 8,923 80.3% 651 mi
ORD (Chicago) → MSY (New Orleans) 7,947 80.9% 836 mi
MSY (New Orleans) → ORD (Chicago) 7,940 85.5% 836 mi
DCA (Washington) → MSY (New Orleans) 7,500 81.3% 969 mi
MSY (New Orleans) → DCA (Washington) 7,499 80.7% 969 mi
Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, On-Time Performance Data. Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods.