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Route Reliability

Washington → New Orleans

DCA–MSY · 969 miles · Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport

70
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
74%
Arrive within 15 minutes
9 min
Average arrival delay
2.4%
Cancelled
1,955
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.

  1. 1.American Airlines75%1,248 flights
  2. 2.Southwest Airlines73%707 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

DCA–MSY flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 87% of the time, versus 64% between 3–6 PM.

Thursdays have been rough.

DCA–MSY flights arrived on time 84% of the time on Saturdays and just 65% on Thursdays. That gap is worth planning around.

Not much between American Airlines and Southwest Airlines.

On this route they all land within 73% to 75% on time. Pick on schedule and price.

Flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon78%(281 flights)
  • Tue78%(284 flights)
  • Wed74%(280 flights)
  • Thu65%(278 flights)
  • Fri70%(282 flights)
  • Sat84%(198 flights)
  • Sun73%(296 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM87%(384 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM79%(411 flights)
  • 12–3 PM72%(431 flights)
  • 3–6 PM64%(205 flights)
  • 6–9 PM66%(468 flights)
On-time trend by month
68%
May

Jun 67% → May 68% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202567%141
July 202567%138
August 202574%143
September 202581%142
October 202578%153
November 202573%166
December 202573%174
January 202683%162
February 202670%162
March 202676%179
April 202677%176
May 202668%163

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Based on 1,955 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.