Route · HOU → MSY · 2020–2025 BTS data
Houston to New Orleans
The HOU–MSY corridor (Houston, TX → New Orleans, LA) runs ahead of the national average, served by 1 carrier across roughly 302 miles.
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 83.2%
- On-time
- +4.2 pts
- vs US avg
- 57 min
- Delay when late
- 12,102
- Flights
Cancelled
0.9%
Best Month
Sep 2025 91%
Worst Month
Jun 2025 73%
Distance
302 mi
Carriers
1
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 192 | 28 | 1 | 1 | WN |
| Nov 2025 | 196 | 24 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Oct 2025 | 205 | 30 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Sep 2025 | 176 | 15 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Aug 2025 | 177 | 24 | 0 | 1 | WN |
| Jul 2025 | 180 | 40 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jun 2025 | 180 | 49 | 2 | 0 | WN |
| May 2025 | 205 | 39 | 1 | 0 | WN |
| Apr 2025 | 199 | 34 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Mar 2025 | 200 | 22 | 1 | 0 | WN |
| Feb 2025 | 184 | 27 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jan 2025 | 186 | 17 | 17 | 0 | WN |
| Dec 2024 | 186 | 33 | 0 | 1 | WN |
| Nov 2024 | 187 | 16 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Oct 2024 | 201 | 26 | 1 | 0 | WN |
| Sep 2024 | 177 | 18 | 8 | 0 | WN |
| Aug 2024 | 192 | 25 | 1 | 0 | WN |
| Jul 2024 | 178 | 48 | 5 | 1 | WN |
| Jun 2024 | 176 | 38 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| May 2024 | 199 | 54 | 2 | 0 | WN |
| Apr 2024 | 194 | 31 | 2 | 2 | WN |
| Mar 2024 | 203 | 31 | 1 | 0 | WN |
| Feb 2024 | 182 | 18 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jan 2024 | 197 | 50 | 0 | 0 | WN |
Cancellation Rate
0.9%
42 of 4,552 flights
Diversion Rate
0.1%
6 of 4,552 flights
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On-time and delay data for the airports this route connects.
HOU - Houston
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Houston, TX.
Origin airport →MSY - New Orleans
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for New Orleans, LA.
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What the Data Says About HOU to MSY
Bureau of Transportation Statistics records show Houston to New Orleans (HOU to MSY) running a 83.2% on-time rate over 12,102 tracked flights, on the stronger end of a typical domestic pairing. When flights do run late, the average delay is 56.7 minutes. The 302-mile corridor is served by 1 carrier, and over the last 24 months 0.9% of 4,552 flights were cancelled, 0.1% diverted.
The monthly split is wide on this route: Sep 2025 posted the strongest performance at 91% on-time, while Jun 2025 came in at just 73% - a 19-point swing worth factoring into travel timing.
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Data source
Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data. Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods.
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