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Route Reliability

Fort Lauderdale → New Orleans

FLL–MSY · 673 miles · Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport

67
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
69%
Arrive within 15 minutes
14 min
Average arrival delay
1.9%
Cancelled
1,386
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.Spirit Airlines75%653 flights
  2. 2.Southwest Airlines67%368 flights
  3. 3.JetBlue Airways59%365 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

FLL–MSY flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 87% of the time, versus 60% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

FLL–MSY flights arrived on time 82% of the time on Wednesdays and just 61% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.

Spirit Airlines has a clear lead on this route.

Spirit Airlines arrived on time 75% of the time on this route; JetBlue Airways managed 59%.

Best historical flights

Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.

Top flights by on-time rate

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The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon62%(202 flights)
  • Tue79%(158 flights)
  • Wed82%(162 flights)
  • Thu70%(207 flights)
  • Fri66%(209 flights)
  • Sat67%(196 flights)
  • Sun61%(225 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM87%(261 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM86%(63 flights)
  • 12–3 PM64%(290 flights)
  • 3–6 PM66%(230 flights)
  • 6–9 PM60%(366 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM64%(149 flights)
On-time trend by month
63%
May

Jun 76% → May 63% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202576%83
July 202582%84
August 202578%90
September 202581%96
October 202585%106
November 202576%128
December 202554%140
January 202661%122
February 202665%131
March 202662%139
April 202659%143
May 202663%97

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 1,386 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.