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MSY New Orleans / MSP Minneapolis

MSY → MSP on time

New Orleans (New Orleans, LA) to Minneapolis-St. Paul (Minneapolis, MN). Every scheduled flight, September 2025 to August 2026.

On time
80%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
2.3%
440 flights
Typical arrival
−8 min
median vs schedule
When late
+85 min
average delay
Flights / day
1
1 airline

80% of flights from New Orleans to Minneapolis arrived on time over the past 12 months. That is about the typical U.S. route. 8% of flights arrived more than an hour late or not at all.

How late?

The on-time rate treats a flight 20 minutes late the same as one 5 hours late. Here's the split for MSY → MSP: when a flight was late, it was under 45 minutes late 61% of the time. About 1 in 18 flights landed an hour or more late, and 1 in 88 three hours or more; 2.3% were cancelled outright.

Share of all 440 scheduled flights, past 12 months, by arrival time against schedule.

By airline

AirlineFlightsOn timeCancelledTypical arrival1h+ lateAvg when lateOperated by
Delta Air Lines44080%2.3%−8 min5.7%+85 minDelta Air Lines

Airline = the name on the ticket. Regional flights (e.g. "Delta Connection") count under the ticketing airline, and the operator is listed.

Best time of day to fly

On-time rate by scheduled departure hour (local time at MSY). Delays build through the day as late planes knock on, so early flights usually do best.

40%70%100%noon departures: too few flights (74 flights)12p1 p.m. departures: too few flights (6 flights)1p2 p.m. departures: too few flights (22 flights)2p3 p.m. departures: too few flights3p4 p.m. departures: 80% on time (337 flights)804p
MSY → MSP, share of flights arriving on time, by departure hour. Hours with under 100 flights are greyed out.
82%+ on time76–82%68–76%under 68%too few flights

By month

Each calendar month pooled over 2023–2026. Best: December (92%). Worst: March (80%).

40%70%100%Jan: too few flights (93 flights)JanFeb: 91% on time (100 flights)91FebMar: 80% on time (142 flights)80MarApr: 82% on time (136 flights)82AprMay: 85% on time (116 flights)85MayJun: too few flights (94 flights)JunJul: too few flights (93 flights)JulAug: too few flights (93 flights)AugSep: too few flights (89 flights)SepOct: 92% on time (102 flights)92OctNov: too few flights (98 flights)NovDec: 92% on time (116 flights)92Dec

By day of week

DayFlightsOn timeCancelled
Monday65——
Tuesday61——
Wednesday61——
Thursday64——
Friday64——
Saturday61——
Sunday64——

Why flights were late

Share of delay minutes on flights 15+ minutes late, as reported to BTS by the airlines.

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 60%Late inbound plane 26%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 10%Severe weather 4%

Cancellations: airline 7 · weather 2 · air traffic/airport 1

Month by month

Not enough months with data to draw a trend.

Flight numbers on this route

Regular flights with at least 120 scheduled trips in the past year. Sorted by departure time.

FlightDepartsFlightsOn timeCancelledTypical arrivalOperated by
DL 26954:25 p.m.35679%2.3%−7 minDelta Air Lines

Questions

How often are flights from MSY to MSP on time?

80% of 440 scheduled flights from New Orleans, LA to Minneapolis, MN arrived within 15 minutes of schedule between September 2025 and August 2026. 2.3% were cancelled.

What month has the most delays from MSY to MSP?

March (80% on time). The best month is December (92%), over 2023–2026.

Related

Domestic flights by the airlines that report to the U.S. DOT, plus their regional partners. "On time" means arriving less than 15 minutes after schedule; cancelled and diverted flights count as not on time. Past performance is a guide, not a forecast. Method.