Flights New Orleans → Newark
MSY → EWR
Route overview
The flight route from New Orleans to Newark is served by a mix of Boeing 737-800 and Airbus A320/A319 aircraft, with a high on-time performance rate of 90%. Over the past year, this route has seen an average delay time of just 0.2 minutes per flight out of a total of 350 flights.
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) → Newark (EWR) route is operated by Air Canada, Lufthansa Cargo, United Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 443 flights monitored in recent months, 89% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 4 minutes. The cancellation rate is 4.06%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 19.5/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Newark 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 Newark: what to expect in this direction
Flying from New Orleans (MSY) to Newark (EWR) heads north-east for about 1,878 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 46m.
Departures from New Orleans on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 43% of MSY-EWR flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing New Orleans the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Newark it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 443 tracked MSY-EWR flights, 89% left on time with an average delay of 4 min and a 4.1% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lufthansa Cargo (LH) | 76% | 15 min | 7.1% |
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about MSY-EWR
On the New Orleans (MSY) -> Newark (EWR) route, on-time performance is 89% with an average delay of 4 minutes, based on 443 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on New Orleans-Newark is 4.06% across 443 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 4 airlines: Air Canada, Lufthansa Cargo, 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.
