Route · MSY → SFO · 2020–2025 BTS data
New Orleans to San Francisco
The MSY–SFO corridor (New Orleans, LA → San Francisco, CA) runs behind the national average, served by 3 carriers across roughly 1,911 miles.
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 78.7%
- On-time
- -0.3 pts
- vs US avg
- 81 min
- Delay when late
- 2,014
- Flights
Cancelled
0.9%
Best Month
Oct 2025 93%
Worst Month
Apr 2024 53%
Distance
1,911 mi
Carriers
3
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 43 | 8 | 1 | 0 | UA |
| Nov 2025 | 56 | 10 | 0 | 0 | UA |
| Oct 2025 | 55 | 4 | 0 | 0 | UA |
| Sep 2025 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 0 | UA,AA |
| Aug 2025 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 0 | UA |
| Jul 2025 | 31 | 12 | 0 | 0 | UA |
| Jun 2025 | 30 | 11 | 0 | 0 | UA |
| May 2025 | 46 | 12 | 0 | 0 | UA |
| Apr 2025 | 50 | 10 | 0 | 0 | UA |
| Mar 2025 | 49 | 9 | 1 | 0 | UA |
| Feb 2025 | 45 | 13 | 0 | 0 | UA |
| Jan 2025 | 50 | 3 | 3 | 0 | UA |
| Dec 2024 | 43 | 12 | 0 | 0 | UA |
| Nov 2024 | 60 | 10 | 0 | 0 | UA |
| Oct 2024 | 62 | 6 | 0 | 0 | UA |
| Sep 2024 | 35 | 3 | 1 | 0 | UA |
| Aug 2024 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 1 | UA |
| Jul 2024 | 31 | 13 | 0 | 0 | UA |
| Jun 2024 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 0 | UA |
| May 2024 | 33 | 19 | 0 | 0 | UA |
| Apr 2024 | 60 | 28 | 0 | 0 | UA |
| Mar 2024 | 62 | 25 | 0 | 0 | UA |
| Feb 2024 | 49 | 22 | 1 | 0 | UA |
| Jan 2024 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 0 | UA |
Cancellation Rate
0.9%
9 of 1,049 flights
Diversion Rate
0.1%
1 of 1,049 flights
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On-time and delay data for the airports this route connects.
MSY - New Orleans
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for New Orleans, LA.
Origin airport →SFO - San Francisco
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for San Francisco, CA.
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What the Data Says About MSY to SFO
2,014 tracked flights put the MSY to SFO pairing (New Orleans to San Francisco) at a 78.7% on-time rate, squarely in line with the wider network. Delays that do occur run 81.1 minutes on average. Across the 1,911-mile route and its 3 carriers, the trailing 24 months show 0.9% cancelled and 0.1% diverted (1,049 flights sampled).
The monthly split is wide on this route: Oct 2025 posted the strongest performance at 93% on-time, while Apr 2024 came in at just 53% - a 39-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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