Flights New Orleans → Charlotte
MSY → CLT
Route overview
The flight route from New Orleans to Charlotte operates with an average on-time performance rate of 81%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 7.7 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 457 flights using a mix of aircraft including Airbus A319s, Airbus A320s, Embraer 175s, Canadair Regional Jet 900s, and Embraer 170s, serving the highly trafficked destination airport which handles nearly 47.8 million passengers annually.
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 New Orleans (MSY) → Charlotte (CLT) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 599 flights monitored in recent months, 82% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 8 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.83%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 17.8/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Charlotte the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from New Orleans the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Charlotte: what to expect in this direction
Flying from New Orleans (MSY) to Charlotte (CLT) heads north-east for about 1,048 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 44m.
Departures from New Orleans on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 54% of MSY-CLT flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing New Orleans the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Charlotte it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 599 tracked MSY-CLT flights, 82% left on time with an average delay of 8 min and a 0.8% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about MSY-CLT
On the New Orleans (MSY) -> Charlotte (CLT) route, on-time performance is 82% with an average delay of 8 minutes, based on 599 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on New Orleans-Charlotte is 0.83% across 599 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: American 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.
