Southwest Airlines MSY to LGA on-time performance
Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from New Orleans to New York · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
On-time arrivals
74%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
2.1%
7 flights
Avg arrival delay
16 min
53 min when late
Rank on route
#2 of 5
route average 71% on time
Key facts
- Southwest Airlines flights on MSY to LGA arrived on time 74% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 2.1% were cancelled, and 6% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #2 of 5 airlines on this route, which averaged 71% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling) (42%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)42%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion36%
- Late-arriving aircraft21%
- Security1%
- Extreme weather1%
Other airlines on MSY to LGA
- Delta Air Lines76% on time · 24 min avg delay
- American Airlines60% on time · 40 min avg delay
- Republic Airways68% on time · 20 min avg delay
- Frontier Airlines50% on time · 25 min avg delay
Full MSY to LGA comparison →
Southwest Airlines on-time record across all routes →
333 Southwest Airlines flights tracked on this route; 7 cancelled, 2 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.