Flights Atlanta → New Orleans
ATL → MSY
Route overview
The flight route from Atlanta to New Orleans operates with an average on-time performance of 80%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 9.1 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees nearly twelve million passengers at its destination airport alone and is serviced by various aircraft models including the McDonnell Douglas MD-90, MD-88, Boeing 757, and Boeing 717.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Atlanta (ATL) → New Orleans (MSY) route is operated by Air France, Alaska Airlines, ITA Airways, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 1379 flights monitored in recent months, 79% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 10 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.16%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 20.5/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At New Orleans the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to New Orleans: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Atlanta (ATL) to New Orleans (MSY) heads south-west for about 684 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 16m.
Departures from Atlanta on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 42% of ATL-MSY flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into New Orleans it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 1,379 tracked ATL-MSY flights, 79% left on time with an average delay of 10 min and a 1.2% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KL) | 84% | 20 min | 0.0% |
| Air France (AF) | 82% | 18 min | 3.3% |
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
| Alaska Airlines (AS) | 67% | 10 min | 11.9% |
| ITA Airways (AZ) | 59% | 35 min | 4.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about ATL-MSY
On the Atlanta (ATL) -> New Orleans (MSY) route, on-time performance is 79% with an average delay of 10 minutes, based on 1379 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Atlanta-New Orleans is 1.16% across 1379 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 6 airlines: Air France, Alaska Airlines, ITA Airways, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Southwest Airlines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
