Southwest Airlines LAX to MSY on-time performance
Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Los Angeles to New Orleans · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
On-time arrivals
71%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
0.3%
1 flights
Avg arrival delay
15 min
45 min when late
Rank on route
#3 of 3
route average 78% on time
Key facts
- Southwest Airlines flights on LAX to MSY arrived on time 71% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 0.3% were cancelled, and 5% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #3 of 3 airlines on this route, which averaged 78% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling) (41%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)41%
- Late-arriving aircraft37%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion22%
- Extreme weather0%
- Security0%
Other airlines on LAX to MSY
- Delta Air Lines81% on time · 14 min avg delay
- Spirit Airlines78% on time · 27 min avg delay
Full LAX to MSY comparison →
Southwest Airlines on-time record across all routes →
357 Southwest Airlines flights tracked on this route; 1 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.