Route · MCI → MSY · 2020–2025 BTS data
Kansas City to New Orleans
The MCI–MSY corridor (Kansas City, MO → New Orleans, LA) runs ahead of the national average, served by 3 carriers across roughly 689 miles.
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 81.8%
- On-time
- +2.8 pts
- vs US avg
- 57 min
- Delay when late
- 1,415
- Flights
Cancelled
0.6%
Best Month
Feb 2025 72%
Worst Month
Feb 2025 72%
Distance
689 mi
Carriers
3
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Nov 2025 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Oct 2025 | 33 | 8 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jul 2025 | 35 | 9 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jun 2025 | 35 | 12 | 0 | 1 | WN |
| May 2025 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Apr 2025 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 0 | WN |
| Mar 2025 | 40 | 8 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Feb 2025 | 60 | 17 | 0 | 0 | AA,UA,WN,DL |
| Jan 2025 | 31 | 3 | 4 | 0 | WN |
| Dec 2024 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Nov 2024 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Oct 2024 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jul 2024 | 35 | 12 | 0 | 1 | WN |
| Jun 2024 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| May 2024 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Apr 2024 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Mar 2024 | 39 | 8 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jan 2024 | 31 | 13 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Dec 2023 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Nov 2023 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Oct 2023 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Sep 2023 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Aug 2023 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 0 | WN |
Cancellation Rate
0.6%
5 of 828 flights
Diversion Rate
0.2%
2 of 828 flights
Explore origin & destination
On-time and delay data for the airports this route connects.
MCI - Kansas City
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Kansas City, MO.
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 MCI to MSY
1,415 tracked flights put the MCI to MSY pairing (Kansas City to New Orleans) at a 81.8% on-time rate, squarely in line with the wider network. Delays that do occur run 56.9 minutes on average. Across the 689-mile route and its 3 carriers, the trailing 24 months show 0.6% cancelled and 0.2% diverted (828 flights sampled).
Monthly performance data for this route did not show a clear best/worst split in the sample window; review the monthly table above for period-by-period detail.
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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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