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AA 2157 on time

American Airlines 2157: New Orleans to Dallas at 9:27 a.m.; Dallas to New Orleans at 7:15 a.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for MSY → DFW, its busiest leg

On time
76%
211 flights · likely 70–81%
Cancelled
1.9%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−9 min
median vs schedule
When late
+91 min
average delay
Similar flights
77%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 AA 2157 flights from New Orleans arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (24%); 1.9% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 9 minutes early.

AA 2157: MSY → DFW

Scheduled to leave New Orleans at 9:27 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 76% of the time (211 flights), in line with other AA flights on the route at that hour (77%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Jun 2025: 73% on time (30 flights)73JunJul 2025: 57% on time (30 flights)57JulAug 2025: 69% on time (26 flights)69AugSep 2025: 83% on time (29 flights)83SepOct 2025: 71% on time (31 flights)71OctNov 2025: too few flights (1 flights)NovDec 2025: 74% on time (27 flights)74DecJan 2026: 65% on time (31 flights)65JanFeb 2026: 82% on time (28 flights)82FebMar 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77MarApr 2026: too few flights (6 flights)AprAug 2026: 85% on time (27 flights)85Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3177%
Tuesday2979%
Wednesday3174%
Thursday3177%
Friday3187%
Saturday2969%
Sunday2966%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 59%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 26%Severe weather 10%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 5%

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AA 2157: DFW → MSY

Scheduled to leave Dallas at 7:15 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 81% of the time (197 flights), in line with other AA flights on the route at that hour (81%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Jun 2025: 83% on time (30 flights)83JunJul 2025: 71% on time (31 flights)71JulAug 2025: 65% on time (26 flights)65AugSep 2025: 86% on time (28 flights)86SepOct 2025: 83% on time (30 flights)83OctNov 2025: 86% on time (28 flights)86NovDec 2025: 62% on time (26 flights)62DecJan 2026: too few flights (4 flights)JanFeb 2026: 82% on time (17 flights)82FebMar 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87MarApr 2026: too few flights (6 flights)AprAug 2026: 85% on time (27 flights)85Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3181%
Tuesday2785%
Wednesday2882%
Thursday2673%
Friday2990%
Saturday2778%
Sunday2976%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 43%Late inbound plane 31%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 21%Severe weather 5%

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Questions

How often is AA 2157 from MSY to DFW late?

American Airlines 2157 from New Orleans, LA to Dallas/Fort Worth, TX arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 24% of 211 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.9% were cancelled.

How often is AA 2157 from DFW to MSY late?

American Airlines 2157 from Dallas/Fort Worth, TX to New Orleans, LA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 19% of 197 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.5% were cancelled.

Flight numbers change. Figures cover flights with this airline, number and route only. "Likely range" is the 95% interval for the true on-time rate given the number of flights. This is history, not live status: check American Airlines for today's flight. Method.