MSY to MIA flight delays
New Orleans, LA (MSY) Miami, FL (MIA) · 674 miles
1,529 flights · January 2025 – August 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
79.84%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
1.44%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
85 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
18 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
The shape of the lateness matters here. Flights on this route are not late often, but when they are late they are late by about 85 minutes — long enough to lose a connection or an evening. The on-time percentage looks reassuring and understates the consequence of being on the wrong flight.
The two directions do not behave alike. MIA to MSY arrives on time 7.1 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.
The 2 airlines here are separated by under 1 point — close enough to call a tie. Choose on price and departure time.
The New Orleans to Miami route sits close to the middle of the record — neither notably punctual nor notably late.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over January 2025 – August 2026, American Airlines arrived on time most often on MSY to MIA. Envoy Air was late most often. Flights ran closest to schedule in November and worst in August.
Every airline on MSY to MIA
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines | 1,307 | 80.5% | 1.3% | 89 min | C |
| Envoy Air | 120 | 79.83% | 0% | 55 min | B |
| Spirit Airlines | 89 | 71.43% | 5.62% | 69 min | — |
| Republic Airways | 9 | 66.67% | 0% | 101 min | — |
| Frontier Airlines | 4 | 75% | 0% | 15 min | — |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
MIA to MSY Miami back to New Orleans 72.76% on time DOther routes from New Orleans
Common questions
Are flights from New Orleans to Miami usually delayed?
79.84% of flights on the MSY to MIA route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 2 in every ten arrived late. That is about the same as the average route in this record.
Which airline is most on time from New Orleans to Miami?
American Airlines, at 80.5% on time across 1,307 flights. The least punctual on the route was Envoy Air at 79.83%.
How often are MSY to MIA flights cancelled?
1.44% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 14 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly New Orleans to Miami?
November, when 88.4% of flights arrived on time. The worst was August at 70.8%.
When MSY to MIA flights are late, how late are they?
About 85 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 MSY to MIA during January 2025 – August 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 →