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Route Reliability

Dallas–Fort Worth → New Orleans

DFWMSY · 448 miles · Dallas Fort Worth International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
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. 1.Spirit Airlines72%202 flights
  2. 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

On-time by weekday
  • Mon67%(405 flights)
  • Tue75%(346 flights)
  • Wed67%(360 flights)
  • Thu66%(422 flights)
  • Fri71%(410 flights)
  • Sat70%(350 flights)
  • Sun64%(426 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 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)
On-time trend by month
70%
May

Jun 62% → May 70% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202562%231
July 202551%242
August 202560%226
September 202576%229
October 202572%254
November 202573%222
December 202565%200
January 202669%182
February 202681%209
March 202671%241
April 202672%250
May 202670%233

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.