Route Reliability
Dallas–Fort Worth → New Orleans
DFW–MSY · 448 miles · Dallas Fort Worth International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
- 69%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 19 min
- Average arrival delay
- 3.4%
- Cancelled
- 2,821
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
Who flies it best
Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.
- 1.Spirit Airlines72%202 flights
- 2.American Airlines68%2,590 flights
Not enough history to rank: Frontier Airlines (29 flights). We rank airlines only after 100 flights on the route.
What the data says
Morning-you made the right choice.
DFW–MSY flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 81% of the time, versus 52% between 6–9 PM.
Sunday scaries are real for this one.
DFW–MSY flights arrived on time 75% of the time on Tuesdays. On Sundays: 64%.
Spirit Airlines has a slight edge here.
Spirit Airlines arrived on time 72% of the time on this route; American Airlines managed 68%.
Keep a backup plan handy.
This route was cancelled 3.4% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.
Best historical flights
Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.
Top flights by on-time rate
More flights on this route
The breakdown
- Mon67%(405 flights)
- Tue75%(346 flights)
- Wed67%(360 flights)
- Thu66%(422 flights)
- Fri71%(410 flights)
- Sat70%(350 flights)
- Sun64%(426 flights)
- 6–9 AM81%(658 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM78%(388 flights)
- 12–3 PM74%(454 flights)
- 3–6 PM55%(528 flights)
- 6–9 PM52%(345 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM65%(346 flights)
Jun 62% → May 70% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 62% | 231 |
| July 2025 | 51% | 242 |
| August 2025 | 60% | 226 |
| September 2025 | 76% | 229 |
| October 2025 | 72% | 254 |
| November 2025 | 73% | 222 |
| December 2025 | 65% | 200 |
| January 2026 | 69% | 182 |
| February 2026 | 81% | 209 |
| March 2026 | 71% | 241 |
| April 2026 | 72% | 250 |
| May 2026 | 70% | 233 |
Same trip, other airports
Keep nerding
Based on 2,821 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.