New Orleans to Houston

What the Data Says About MSY to HOU

The New Orleans to Houston corridor (MSY → HOU) covers roughly 302 miles and is served by 1 carrier, based on Bureau of Transportation Statistics reporting. Across 12,055 flights in the dataset, this route posts a 81.5% on-time rate with an average delay of 60.4 minutes when flights run late. Over the most recent 24 months of BTS data, 4,535 flights were recorded on this pairing — 64 cancelled (1.4%) and 7 diverted (0.2%). Those baseline metrics tell you what to expect before you book.

Having 1 carrier on the route matters: more carriers generally means more daily schedule options, competitive pricing, and redundancy when flights are cancelled. With 12,055 total flights analyzed, the 81.5% on-time figure is statistically meaningful rather than a small-sample fluke. The 60.4-minute average delay applies only to flights that actually ran late, so it is not the average wait across all departures — the majority of flights on this route depart on time under the BTS definition of a delay (15+ minutes past schedule).

Looking at recent months, Aug 2024 posted the best performance on this corridor at 88% on-time, while Jul 2024 came in at 58% on-time — a 30-point gap between best and worst recent month. For travelers evaluating the MSY to HOU route, the combination of a 81.5% on-time rate, 60.4-minute average delay, 1.4% recent cancellation rate, and 1 available carrier is the concrete summary of what BTS data shows about reliability on this pairing.