Flights New Orleans → Dallas
MSY → DAL
Route overview
The flight route from New Orleans to Dallas operates with a Boeing 737-300 and Boeing 737-500, serving one of the busiest airports in terms of annual passenger traffic. With 591 total flights recorded, this route has a punctuality rate of 75%, and when delays occur, they average around 12.5 minutes.
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) → Dallas (DAL) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 788 flights monitored in recent months, 75% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 14 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.76%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 19.7/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Dallas 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 Dallas: what to expect in this direction
Flying from New Orleans (MSY) to Dallas (DAL) heads north-west for about 700 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 18m.
Departures from New Orleans on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 38% of MSY-DAL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing New Orleans the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Dallas it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 788 tracked MSY-DAL flights, 75% left on time with an average delay of 14 min and a 0.8% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about MSY-DAL
On the New Orleans (MSY) -> Dallas (DAL) route, on-time performance is 75% with an average delay of 14 minutes, based on 788 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on New Orleans-Dallas is 0.76% across 788 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: 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.
