Route Reliability
New Orleans → Los Angeles
MSY–LAX · 1,671 miles · Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- 81%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 5 min
- Average arrival delay
- 0.5%
- Cancelled
- 1,540
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
Who flies it best
Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.
- 1.Delta Air Lines84%968 flights
- 2.Spirit Airlines79%207 flights
- 3.Southwest Airlines73%365 flights
What the data says
Morning-you made the right choice.
MSY–LAX flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 92% of the time, versus 71% between 6–9 PM.
Sunday scaries are real for this one.
MSY–LAX flights arrived on time 88% of the time on Tuesdays. On Sundays: 78%.
Delta Air Lines runs this route best.
Delta Air Lines arrived on time 84% of the time on this route; Southwest Airlines managed 73%.
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
- Mon78%(235 flights)
- Tue88%(216 flights)
- Wed82%(210 flights)
- Thu83%(237 flights)
- Fri78%(235 flights)
- Sat80%(156 flights)
- Sun78%(240 flights)
- 6–9 AM92%(456 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM81%(16 flights)
- 12–3 PM75%(192 flights)
- 3–6 PM80%(513 flights)
- 6–9 PM71%(314 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM71%(38 flights)
Jun 73% → May 74% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 73% | 141 |
| July 2025 | 80% | 145 |
| August 2025 | 89% | 117 |
| September 2025 | 87% | 121 |
| October 2025 | 81% | 173 |
| November 2025 | 85% | 140 |
| December 2025 | 79% | 144 |
| January 2026 | 79% | 108 |
| February 2026 | 82% | 108 |
| March 2026 | 83% | 113 |
| April 2026 | 79% | 112 |
| May 2026 | 74% | 107 |
Same trip, other airports
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Based on 1,540 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.