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Airport month · July 2024
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International in July 2024
BTS: A flight is counted as on time if it arrived less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Only carriers with at least 0.5 percent of domestic scheduled passenger revenue report.
In July 2024, reporting carriers scheduled 4,192 domestic departures from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International (MSY). 63.0% left less than 15 minutes late and 63.2% reached their destination on time; 3.1% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 68.5% of flights departed on time and 68.1% arrived on time, so MSY departures were 5.5 points below the national departure figure.
Flights arriving at MSY that month were on time 60.5% of the time (4,192 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 48%, air carrier 29% and national aviation system 16%.
- On time 63.2%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 33.2%
- Cancelled 3.1%
- Diverted 0.4%
July 2024 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Jul 2024 | Year earlier | MSY, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Jul 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 63.0% | — | 76.0% | 68.5% |
| Arrived on time | 63.2% | — | 76.9% | 68.1% |
| Cancelled | 3.1% | — | 1.5% | 2.9% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 29.5 min | — | 17.3 min | 24.9 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 140 | — | 135 | 21,154 |
| Scheduled departures | 4,192 | — | 49,152 | 634,613 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WN Southwest Airlines | 1,617 | 39% | 65.7% | 17.8 min | 0.6% |
| AA American Airlines | 607 | 14% | 59.5% | 35.8 min | 2.5% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 576 | 14% | 64.4% | 26.6 min | 7.5% |
| NK Spirit Airlines | 474 | 11% | 63.1% | 21.4 min | 5.7% |
| UA United Airlines | 418 | 10% | 62.9% | 20.9 min | 5.5% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 113 | 3% | 53.1% | 25.4 min | 4.4% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 82 | 2% | 51.2% | 22.2 min | 2.4% |
| OH PSA Airlines | 74 | 2% | 58.1% | 33.2 min | 1.4% |
| AS Alaska Airlines | 62 | 1% | 51.6% | 27.3 min | 3.2% |
| B6 JetBlue Airways | 62 | 1% | 72.6% | 14.1 min | 0.0% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 59 | 1% | 67.8% | 16.8 min | 1.7% |
| YX Republic Airline | 39 | 1% | 66.7% | 17.0 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSY–ATL | New Orleans to Atlanta | 373 | 63.0% | 24.6 min | 6.4% |
| MSY–DFW | New Orleans to Dallas/Fort Worth | 287 | 54.0% | 31.2 min | 2.4% |
| MSY–MCO | New Orleans to Orlando | 239 | 70.3% | 18.1 min | 2.9% |
| MSY–IAH | New Orleans to Houston | 194 | 54.6% | 28.5 min | 11.3% |
| MSY–DAL | New Orleans to Dallas | 182 | 67.6% | 19.6 min | 0.0% |
| MSY–HOU | New Orleans to Houston | 178 | 54.5% | 30.9 min | 3.9% |
| MSY–ORD | New Orleans to Chicago | 172 | 70.9% | 10.5 min | 2.3% |
| MSY–MIA | New Orleans to Miami | 168 | 68.5% | 16.6 min | 0.6% |
| MSY–DEN | New Orleans to Denver | 167 | 62.9% | 14.8 min | 2.4% |
| MSY–DCA | New Orleans to Washington | 154 | 57.8% | 26.9 min | 1.3% |
| MSY–CLT | New Orleans to Charlotte | 147 | 53.7% | 63.5 min | 5.4% |
| MSY–FLL | New Orleans to Fort Lauderdale | 144 | 60.4% | 17.8 min | 4.2% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left MSY on time in July 2024?
63.0% of 4,192 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 63.2% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 68.5% and 68.1%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
July 2023 is outside the 36 months on file, or the airport had too few reported flights that month.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for July 2024; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights by reporting carriers, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for MSY · methodology · corrections.