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Delta Air Lines MSY to LGA on-time performance

Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from New Orleans to New York · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

On-time arrivals
76%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
4.9%
35 flights
Avg arrival delay
24 min
96 min when late
Rank on route
#1 of 5
route average 71% on time

Key facts

  • Delta Air Lines flights on MSY to LGA arrived on time 76% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
  • 4.9% were cancelled, and 11% arrived an hour or more late.
  • That ranks #1 of 5 airlines on this route, which averaged 71% on time overall.
  • The largest source of delay minutes was airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling) (50%).

On-time trend by month

50%75%100%July 2025: 78.0% on time, 3.3% cancelledJul ’25August 2025: 85.0% on time, 1.6% cancelledAug ’25September 2025: 88.3% on time, 0.0% cancelledSep ’25October 2025: 83.3% on time, 3.2% cancelledOct ’25November 2025: 76.8% on time, 3.4% cancelledNov ’25December 2025: 61.1% on time, 8.5% cancelledDec ’25January 2026: 90.4% on time, 8.8% cancelledJan ’26February 2026: 80.0% on time, 5.2% cancelledFeb ’26March 2026: 61.8% on time, 8.2% cancelledMar ’26April 2026: 67.9% on time, 5.0% cancelledApr ’26May 2026: 75.0% on time, 3.2% cancelledMay ’26June 2026: 73.2% on time, 3.4% cancelledJun ’26July 2026: 65.4% on time, 8.3% cancelledJul ’26
On-time arrival rate by month. Hover a bar for exact figures.

Why this airline's flights were late

  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)50%
  • Late-arriving aircraft32%
  • Air traffic control & airport congestion18%
  • Extreme weather0%
  • Security0%

Other airlines on MSY to LGA

Full MSY to LGA comparison →
Delta Air Lines on-time record across all routes →

718 Delta Air Lines flights tracked on this route; 35 cancelled, 7 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.