Southwest Airlines MSY to DCA on-time performance
Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from New Orleans to Washington · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
On-time arrivals
67%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
0.9%
6 flights
Avg arrival delay
23 min
66 min when late
Rank on route
#4 of 4
route average 71% on time
Key facts
- Southwest Airlines flights on MSY to DCA arrived on time 67% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 0.9% were cancelled, and 12% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #4 of 4 airlines on this route, which averaged 71% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (51%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Late-arriving aircraft51%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion28%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)17%
- Extreme weather3%
- Security1%
Other airlines on MSY to DCA
- PSA Airlines68% on time · 41 min avg delay
- American Airlines73% on time · 22 min avg delay
- Republic Airways83% on time · 10 min avg delay
Full MSY to DCA comparison →
Southwest Airlines on-time record across all routes →
704 Southwest Airlines flights tracked on this route; 6 cancelled, 3 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.