Flights Denver → New Orleans
DEN → MSY
Route overview
The flight route from Denver to New Orleans, which operates with a fleet of Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737-900, and Airbus A319 aircraft, has an on-time performance rate of 81%, with flights typically experiencing delays averaging 9.5 minutes. The route sees approximately 651 total flights annually, serving the bustling New Orleans airport that handles nearly 11,895,985 passengers per year.
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 Denver (DEN) → New Orleans (MSY) route is operated by Air Canada, Frontier Airlines, United Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 873 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 2.63%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 15.8/100 (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 Denver the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to New Orleans: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Denver (DEN) to New Orleans (MSY) heads south-east for about 1,708 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 33m.
Departures from Denver on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 44% of DEN-MSY flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Denver the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into New Orleans it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 873 tracked DEN-MSY flights, 79% left on time with an average delay of 10 min and a 2.6% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
| Frontier Airlines (F9) | 74% | 15 min | 2.2% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about DEN-MSY
On the Denver (DEN) -> New Orleans (MSY) route, on-time performance is 79% with an average delay of 10 minutes, based on 873 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Denver-New Orleans is 2.63% across 873 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 4 airlines: Air Canada, Frontier Airlines, United 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.
