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MSP Minneapolis / MSY New Orleans

MSP → MSY on time

Minneapolis-St. Paul (Minneapolis, MN) to New Orleans (New Orleans, LA). Every scheduled flight, September 2025 to August 2026.

On time
84%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
2.1%
440 flights
Typical arrival
−8 min
median vs schedule
When late
+48 min
average delay
Flights / day
1
1 airline

84% of flights from Minneapolis to New Orleans arrived on time over the past 12 months. That is better than the typical U.S. route. 5% of flights arrived more than an hour late or not at all.

How late?

The on-time rate treats a flight 20 minutes late the same as one 5 hours late. Here's the split for MSP → MSY: when a flight was late, it was under 45 minutes late 65% of the time. About 1 in 29 flights landed an hour or more late, and 1 in 440 three hours or more; 2.0% were cancelled outright.

Share of all 440 scheduled flights, past 12 months, by arrival time against schedule.

By airline

AirlineFlightsOn timeCancelledTypical arrival1h+ lateAvg when lateOperated by
Delta Air Lines44084%2.1%−8 min3.4%+48 minDelta Air Lines

Airline = the name on the ticket. Regional flights (e.g. "Delta Connection") count under the ticketing airline, and the operator is listed.

Best time of day to fly

On-time rate by scheduled departure hour (local time at MSP). Delays build through the day as late planes knock on, so early flights usually do best.

40%70%100%8 a.m. departures: too few flights (36 flights)8a9 a.m. departures: too few flights (44 flights)9a10 a.m. departures: too few flights (20 flights)10a11 a.m. departures: too few flights (2 flights)11anoon departures: 83% on time (337 flights)8312p
MSP → MSY, share of flights arriving on time, by departure hour. Hours with under 100 flights are greyed out.
82%+ on time76–82%68–76%under 68%too few flights

By month

Each calendar month pooled over 2023–2026. Best: December (92%). Worst: March (79%).

40%70%100%Jan: too few flights (93 flights)JanFeb: 86% on time (100 flights)86FebMar: 79% on time (142 flights)79MarApr: 85% on time (136 flights)85AprMay: 84% on time (116 flights)84MayJun: too few flights (94 flights)JunJul: too few flights (93 flights)JulAug: too few flights (93 flights)AugSep: too few flights (89 flights)SepOct: 86% on time (102 flights)86OctNov: too few flights (98 flights)NovDec: 92% on time (116 flights)92Dec

By day of week

DayFlightsOn timeCancelled
Monday65——
Tuesday61——
Wednesday61——
Thursday64——
Friday64——
Saturday61——
Sunday64——

Why flights were late

Share of delay minutes on flights 15+ minutes late, as reported to BTS by the airlines.

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 55%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 31%Late inbound plane 15%

Cancellations: airline 7 · weather 2

Month by month

Not enough months with data to draw a trend.

Flight numbers on this route

Regular flights with at least 120 scheduled trips in the past year. Sorted by departure time.

FlightDepartsFlightsOn timeCancelledTypical arrivalOperated by
DL 269512:45 p.m.35683%2.0%−6 minDelta Air Lines

Questions

How often are flights from MSP to MSY on time?

84% of 440 scheduled flights from Minneapolis, MN to New Orleans, LA arrived within 15 minutes of schedule between September 2025 and August 2026. 2.1% were cancelled.

What month has the most delays from MSP to MSY?

March (79% on time). The best month is December (92%), over 2023–2026.

Related

Domestic flights by the airlines that report to the U.S. DOT, plus their regional partners. "On time" means arriving less than 15 minutes after schedule; cancelled and diverted flights count as not on time. Past performance is a guide, not a forecast. Method.