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Route Reliability

New Orleans → New York

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

67
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
78%
Arrive within 15 minutes
7 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 Lines82%721 flights
  2. 2.JetBlue Airways73%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.

MSY–JFK flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 92% of the time, versus 62% between 3–6 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

MSY–JFK flights arrived on time 84% of the time on Saturdays. On Sundays: 70%.

Delta Air Lines runs this route best.

Delta Air Lines arrived on time 82% of the time on this route; JetBlue Airways managed 73%.

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
  • Mon76%(161 flights)
  • Tue76%(147 flights)
  • Wed79%(149 flights)
  • Thu81%(155 flights)
  • Fri82%(162 flights)
  • Sat84%(160 flights)
  • Sun70%(156 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM92%(37 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM82%(488 flights)
  • 12–3 PM69%(130 flights)
  • 3–6 PM62%(55 flights)
  • 6–9 PM78%(380 flights)
On-time trend by month
84%
May

Jun 62% → May 84% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202562%91
July 202567%82
August 202582%90
September 202590%82
October 202584%113
November 202583%104
December 202575%95
January 202675%77
February 202679%89
March 202679%91
April 202677%88
May 202684%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.