Delta Air Lines MSY to LAX on-time performance
Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from New Orleans to Los Angeles · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
On-time arrivals
84%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
0.5%
5 flights
Avg arrival delay
14 min
79 min when late
Rank on route
#1 of 3
route average 79% on time
Key facts
- Delta Air Lines flights on MSY to LAX arrived on time 84% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 0.5% were cancelled, and 5% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #1 of 3 airlines on this route, which averaged 79% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling) (54%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)54%
- Late-arriving aircraft34%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion10%
- Extreme weather3%
- Security0%
Other airlines on MSY to LAX
- Southwest Airlines66% on time · 20 min avg delay
- Spirit Airlines82% on time · 19 min avg delay
Full MSY to LAX comparison →
Delta Air Lines on-time record across all routes →
950 Delta Air Lines flights tracked on this route; 5 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.