ORIGIN AIRPORT REPORT
MSY
New Orleans, LA (MSY) departure reliability
Of 49,390 scheduled reportable flights departing MSY, 77.1% arrived on time, 13.8% arrived at least 30 minutes late, and 1.5% were cancelled during July 2025–June 2026.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics · Origin-airport cohort · Updated September 16, 2026
HISTORICAL ROUTE SIGNALGenerally reliable
77.1%arrived on time
13.8%30+ min late
1.5%cancelled
49,390scheduled flights
MOST-FLOWN DIRECTIONS
ALL ROUTES →Which route from MSY had the largest sample?
MSY to ATL was MSY's largest published route sample, with 4,056 scheduled flights and a 81.9% on-time rate during July 2025–June 2026.
MSY→ATLNew Orleans, LA (MSY) to Atlanta, GA (ATL)4,056 flights analyzedGenerally reliable81.9%on timeMSY→IAHNew Orleans, LA (MSY) to Houston, TX (IAH)2,961 flights analyzedLower disruption81.7%on timeMSY→DFWNew Orleans, LA (MSY) to Dallas/Fort Worth, TX (DFW)2,804 flights analyzedVariable69.6%on timeMSY→ORDNew Orleans, LA (MSY) to Chicago, IL (ORD)2,400 flights analyzedGenerally reliable75.6%on timeMSY→DALNew Orleans, LA (MSY) to Dallas, TX (DAL)2,286 flights analyzedGenerally reliable75.7%on timeMSY→HOUNew Orleans, LA (MSY) to Houston, TX (HOU)2,277 flights analyzedGenerally reliable75.8%on timeMSY→DENNew Orleans, LA (MSY) to Denver, CO (DEN)2,270 flights analyzedGenerally reliable79.4%on timeMSY→MCONew Orleans, LA (MSY) to Orlando, FL (MCO)2,268 flights analyzedGenerally reliable76.5%on timeMSY→AUSNew Orleans, LA (MSY) to Austin, TX (AUS)2,040 flights analyzedGenerally reliable77.7%on timeMSY→DCANew Orleans, LA (MSY) to Washington, DC (DCA)1,952 flights analyzedVariable68.6%on timeMSY→CLTNew Orleans, LA (MSY) to Charlotte, NC (CLT)1,742 flights analyzedLower disruption81.5%on timeMSY→MIANew Orleans, LA (MSY) to Miami, FL (MIA)1,529 flights analyzedGenerally reliable78.5%on timeMSY→LAXNew Orleans, LA (MSY) to Los Angeles, CA (LAX)1,499 flights analyzedGenerally reliable79.5%on timeMSY→BNANew Orleans, LA (MSY) to Nashville, TN (BNA)1,495 flights analyzedGenerally reliable77.5%on timeMSY→LGANew Orleans, LA (MSY) to New York, NY (LGA)1,421 flights analyzedVariable68.4%on time
Which airline was most reliable departing MSY?
Among qualifying MSY airline departure results, United Airlines had the highest on-time rate: 83.0% of 6,803 flights. JetBlue Airways was lowest at 66.7% across 1,311 flights.
| Airline | Flights | On time | 30+ min | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines | 18,310 | 76.0% | 14.0% | 0.7% |
| Delta Air Lines | 7,577 | 82.2% | 9.8% | 2.1% |
| American Airlines | 7,506 | 74.7% | 16.5% | 2.2% |
| United Airlines | 6,803 | 83.0% | 10.7% | 0.7% |
| Spirit Airlines | 2,961 | 74.2% | 15.9% | 2.7% |
| JetBlue Airways | 1,311 | 66.7% | 22.3% | 2.3% |
| Frontier Airlines | 943 | 68.3% | 20.6% | 1.9% |
| PSA Airlines | 892 | 67.8% | 19.8% | 5.6% |
| Envoy Air | 813 | 76.5% | 13.9% | 1.7% |
| Republic Airways | 807 | 78.4% | 10.7% | 3.0% |
| Alaska Airlines | 736 | 73.0% | 14.8% | 1.0% |
| SkyWest Airlines | 630 | 78.4% | 15.1% | 0.6% |
| Allegiant Air | 101 | 76.2% | 11.9% | 2.0% |
Origin report, not airport-wide operations.
These figures summarize the reported scheduled passenger flights in the dataset, not every flight or every airport process.