Louis Armstrong New Orleans International in February 2026

79.5%departed on time

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 February 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 4,111 domestic departures from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International (MSY). 79.5% left less than 15 minutes late and 81.2% reached their destination on time; 1.8% were cancelled.

Nationally that month, 78.1% of flights departed on time and 78.3% arrived on time, so MSY departures were 1.4 points above the national departure figure.

A year earlier, in February 2025, the airport had 4,440 departures with 77.3% leaving on time: a change of +2.2 points, with flights down 7%.

Flights arriving at MSY that month were on time 80.9% of the time (4,112 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 50%, air carrier 31% and national aviation system 15%.

On time 81.2%
Arrived 15+ minutes late 16.9%
Cancelled 1.8%
Diverted 0.0%

Every scheduled departure from MSY in February 2026, judged by arrival at the destination.

February 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation

Measure	Feb 2026	Feb 2025	MSY, 12 months to Jul 2026	All reported flights, Feb 2026
Departed on time	79.5%	77.3%	76.0%	78.1%
Arrived on time	81.2%	77.5%	76.9%	78.3%
Cancelled	1.8%	0.7%	1.5%	2.3%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)	13.7 min	17.1 min	17.3 min	15.0 min
Scheduled departures a day	137	148	135	17,168
Scheduled departures	4,111	4,440	49,152	515,037

Airlines that month

Reporting carrier	Flights	Share	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
WN Southwest Airlines	1,478	36%	82.5%	2.4 min	0.8%
AA American Airlines	626	15%	80.8%	4.1 min	1.6%
DL Delta Air Lines	606	15%	84.2%	-0.6 min	2.6%
UA United Airlines	560	14%	89.6%	-6.8 min	1.1%
NK Spirit Airlines	241	6%	72.6%	12.0 min	3.3%
F9 Frontier Airlines	218	5%	72.9%	7.7 min	0.9%
B6 JetBlue Airways	120	3%	60.0%	43.9 min	9.2%
OH PSA Airlines	67	2%	65.7%	23.5 min	9.0%
AS Alaska Airlines	53	1%	81.1%	-2.7 min	1.9%
MQ Envoy Air	49	1%	83.7%	6.7 min	0.0%
OO SkyWest Airlines	38	1%	71.1%	28.0 min	0.0%
YX Republic Airline	38	1%	76.3%	-3.2 min	7.9%

Busiest routes that month

Route	Cities	Flights	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
MSY–ATL	New Orleans to Atlanta	316	82.6%	0.4 min	1.3%
MSY–IAH	New Orleans to Houston	228	89.5%	-8.1 min	0.0%
MSY–ORD	New Orleans to Chicago	220	81.4%	6.8 min	0.5%
MSY–MCO	New Orleans to Orlando	216	80.1%	4.2 min	1.9%
MSY–DFW	New Orleans to Dallas/Fort Worth	211	82.5%	6.6 min	0.9%
MSY–DEN	New Orleans to Denver	207	85.0%	0.8 min	0.0%
MSY–DAL	New Orleans to Dallas	188	84.0%	1.2 min	0.5%
MSY–HOU	New Orleans to Houston	185	83.8%	-1.3 min	0.5%
MSY–DCA	New Orleans to Washington	165	69.1%	15.2 min	3.6%
MSY–AUS	New Orleans to Austin	158	80.4%	7.8 min	0.0%
MSY–CLT	New Orleans to Charlotte	138	79.7%	2.8 min	2.9%
MSY–FLL	New Orleans to Fort Lauderdale	136	73.5%	14.7 min	2.2%

By scheduled departure hour

On-time share:under 62%6270768288% and over

Share of departures that left less than 15 minutes late, by scheduled hour (local time), February 2026.

Delay causes

BTS cause category	Share of delay minutes	National, Feb 2026	Minutes
Air carrier	30.8%	38.2%	14,493
Late-arriving aircraft	49.7%	37.2%	23,427
National Aviation System	15.0%	18.5%	7,053
Extreme weather	4.2%	6.0%	2,001
Security	0.3%	0.2%	121

47,095 delay minutes on 694 flights that arrived 15 or more minutes late and carried a cause report. Carriers assign the categories; see what each category means.

Questions and answers

How many flights left MSY on time in February 2026?

79.5% of 4,111 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 81.2% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 78.1% and 78.3%.

How does that compare with a year earlier?

In February 2025, 77.3% of 4,440 departures left on time and 0.7% were cancelled, against 79.5% and 1.8% in February 2026.

Provenance

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for February 2026; 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.