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Airport month · September 2024
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International in September 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 September 2024, reporting carriers scheduled 3,659 domestic departures from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International (MSY). 81.0% left less than 15 minutes late and 81.4% reached their destination on time; 3.6% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 84.4% of flights departed on time and 83.9% arrived on time, so MSY departures were 3.4 points below the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in September 2023, the airport had 3,616 departures with 79.8% leaving on time: a change of +1.2 points, with flights up 1%.
Flights arriving at MSY that month were on time 79.8% of the time (3,659 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 46%, air carrier 32% and national aviation system 19%.
- On time 81.4%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 14.9%
- Cancelled 3.6%
- Diverted 0.1%
September 2024 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Sep 2024 | Sep 2023 | MSY, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Sep 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 81.0% | 79.8% | 76.0% | 84.4% |
| Arrived on time | 81.4% | 80.4% | 76.9% | 83.9% |
| Cancelled | 3.6% | 1.0% | 1.5% | 0.6% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 10.2 min | 13.9 min | 17.3 min | 10.6 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 122 | 121 | 135 | 19,421 |
| Scheduled departures | 3,659 | 3,616 | 49,152 | 582,622 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WN Southwest Airlines | 1,333 | 36% | 80.5% | 2.1 min | 3.8% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 563 | 15% | 83.7% | 3.0 min | 1.8% |
| UA United Airlines | 512 | 14% | 84.6% | -5.1 min | 4.9% |
| AA American Airlines | 400 | 11% | 77.8% | 7.2 min | 2.3% |
| NK Spirit Airlines | 386 | 11% | 83.9% | -2.9 min | 4.4% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 115 | 3% | 82.6% | -4.0 min | 3.5% |
| OH PSA Airlines | 88 | 2% | 78.4% | -0.2 min | 3.4% |
| B6 JetBlue Airways | 76 | 2% | 69.7% | 12.6 min | 3.9% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 51 | 1% | 70.6% | 2.9 min | 7.8% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 51 | 1% | 82.4% | 2.3 min | 5.9% |
| AS Alaska Airlines | 48 | 1% | 83.3% | -0.8 min | 2.1% |
| YX Republic Airline | 36 | 1% | 86.1% | -15.3 min | 2.8% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSY–ATL | New Orleans to Atlanta | 328 | 83.2% | 5.2 min | 2.4% |
| MSY–IAH | New Orleans to Houston | 271 | 85.2% | -2.5 min | 5.2% |
| MSY–DFW | New Orleans to Dallas/Fort Worth | 233 | 77.3% | 4.2 min | 2.1% |
| MSY–HOU | New Orleans to Houston | 179 | 82.7% | 1.2 min | 3.9% |
| MSY–DAL | New Orleans to Dallas | 168 | 76.2% | 5.8 min | 4.2% |
| MSY–MCO | New Orleans to Orlando | 154 | 79.9% | 1.8 min | 3.2% |
| MSY–DCA | New Orleans to Washington | 150 | 85.3% | -7.7 min | 3.3% |
| MSY–DEN | New Orleans to Denver | 149 | 77.2% | 1.4 min | 4.0% |
| MSY–ORD | New Orleans to Chicago | 136 | 81.6% | -1.6 min | 3.7% |
| MSY–LAX | New Orleans to Los Angeles | 128 | 78.1% | 12.8 min | 2.3% |
| MSY–EWR | New Orleans to Newark | 125 | 84.0% | -9.5 min | 4.8% |
| MSY–CLT | New Orleans to Charlotte | 124 | 78.2% | 11.5 min | 1.6% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left MSY on time in September 2024?
81.0% of 3,659 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 81.4% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 84.4% and 83.9%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In September 2023, 79.8% of 3,616 departures left on time and 1.0% were cancelled, against 81.0% and 3.6% in September 2024.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for September 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.