CVG to MSY flight delays
Cincinnati, KY (CVG) New Orleans, LA (MSY) · 701 miles
131 flights · July 2024 – July 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
80.95%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
2.29%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
56 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
12 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
The two directions do not behave alike. MSY to CVG arrives on time 8.3 points less often than the outbound. Delay accumulates through the flying day, so whichever direction is scheduled later tends to carry the worse record — which is an argument for booking the morning departure if the choice exists.
Only Allegiant Air flies this route in the published record, so there is no choice to weigh — the route's figures and the airline's are the same figures.
The Cincinnati to New Orleans route sits close to the middle of the record — neither notably punctual nor notably late.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over July 2024 – July 2026, Allegiant Air arrived on time most often on CVG to MSY. Flights ran closest to schedule in May and worst in February.
Every airline on CVG to MSY
Ranked by how many flights each one operated. A carrier with fewer than 100 flights in the period is listed but not graded.
| Airline | Flights | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allegiant Air | 128 | 80.49% | 2.34% | 56 min | C |
| Frontier Airlines | 3 | 100% | 0% | — | — |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
MSY to CVG New Orleans back to Cincinnati 72.66% on time DOther routes from Cincinnati
Common questions
Are flights from Cincinnati to New Orleans usually delayed?
80.95% of flights on the CVG to MSY route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 2 in every ten arrived late. That is better than the average route in this record.
Which airlines fly from Cincinnati to New Orleans?
Only Allegiant Air appears in the published record on this route, with 128 flights and 80.49% arriving on time.
How often are CVG to MSY flights cancelled?
2.29% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 23 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
When CVG to MSY flights are late, how late are they?
About 56 minutes on average across the flights that arrived more than 15 minutes behind schedule.
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on CVG to MSY during July 2024 – July 2026, as reported by the airlines to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "On time" is the federal definition: arriving at the gate within 15 minutes of the scheduled time.
A route's record is a description of the past, not a forecast. Weather, air traffic control and the aircraft's earlier flights that day drive most delays, and none of them are predictable from a historical rate. What the record does tell you is whether this route runs late more often than others, and which carrier on it has the better history — which is the part you can actually act on when you book.
Cancellations are counted separately from delays because they are a different problem for a traveller: a late flight still gets you there. How the grade is calculated →