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Route Reliability

New York → New Orleans

JFK–MSY · 1,182 miles · John F. Kennedy International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport

71
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
81%
Arrive within 15 minutes
0 min
Average arrival delay
4.5%
Cancelled
1,146
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.Delta Air Lines84%721 flights
  2. 2.JetBlue Airways78%418 flights

Not enough history to rank: Frontier Airlines (7 flights). We rank airlines only after 100 flights on the route.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

JFK–MSY flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 87% of the time, versus 76% between 3–6 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

JFK–MSY flights arrived on time 86% of the time on Wednesdays. On Sundays: 73%.

Delta Air Lines has a slight edge here.

Delta Air Lines arrived on time 84% of the time on this route; JetBlue Airways managed 78%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 4.5% 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

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The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon82%(158 flights)
  • Tue85%(147 flights)
  • Wed86%(150 flights)
  • Thu79%(158 flights)
  • Fri82%(163 flights)
  • Sat84%(158 flights)
  • Sun73%(160 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM87%(506 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM84%(100 flights)
  • 12–3 PM77%(73 flights)
  • 3–6 PM76%(405 flights)
  • 6–9 PM—(9 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM—(1 flights)
On-time trend by month
83%
May

Jun 78% → May 83% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202578%90
July 202577%86
August 202588%89
September 202588%82
October 202587%115
November 202585%103
December 202568%97
January 202674%77
February 202672%87
March 202684%92
April 202692%88
May 202683%88

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 1,146 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.