American Airlines DCA to MSY on-time performance
American Airlines nonstop flights from Washington to New Orleans · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
On-time arrivals
73%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
2.9%
13 flights
Avg arrival delay
22 min
81 min when late
Rank on route
#2 of 4
route average 73% on time
Key facts
- American Airlines flights on DCA to MSY arrived on time 73% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 2.9% were cancelled, and 11% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #2 of 4 airlines on this route, which averaged 73% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (52%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Late-arriving aircraft52%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)38%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion10%
- Extreme weather0%
- Security0%
Other airlines on DCA to MSY
- Southwest Airlines72% on time · 17 min avg delay
- PSA Airlines72% on time · 22 min avg delay
- Republic Airways83% on time · 7 min avg delay
Full DCA to MSY comparison →
American Airlines on-time record across all routes →
453 American Airlines flights tracked on this route; 13 cancelled, 1 diverted.
Data: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 (12 months). Latest month published by BTS: July 2026. How we calculate this.