PDX to MSY flight delays
Portland, OR (PDX) New Orleans, LA (MSY) · 2,051 miles
243 flights · July 2024 – July 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
92.86%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
1.65%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
82 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
7 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 82 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.
Flights from Portland to New Orleans are among the most dependable in the record. A route this punctual is usually a short hop between airports with slots to spare.
The two directions do not behave alike. MSY to PDX arrives on time 9.6 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.
This route does better than its own airport. Departures from PDX overall run 8.6 points less punctual than this particular one — so whatever congestion PDX has, this route is largely escaping it.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over July 2024 – July 2026, Alaska Airlines arrived on time most often on PDX to MSY. Flights ran closest to schedule in March and worst in May.
Every airline on PDX 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Airlines | 243 | 92.86% | 1.65% | 82 min | A |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
MSY to PDX New Orleans back to Portland 83.26% on time COther routes from Portland
Common questions
Are flights from Portland to New Orleans usually delayed?
92.86% of flights on the PDX to MSY route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 1 in every ten arrived late. That is better than the average route in this record.
Which airlines fly from Portland to New Orleans?
Only Alaska Airlines appears in the published record on this route, with 243 flights and 92.86% arriving on time.
How often are PDX to MSY flights cancelled?
1.65% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 17 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
When PDX to MSY flights are late, how late are they?
About 82 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 PDX 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 →