Flights New Orleans → Philadelphia
MSY → PHL
Route overview
The flight route from New Orleans to Philadelphia operates with an average on-time performance rate of 82%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 17.3 minutes. Over the course of a year, approximately 300 flights are conducted along this route using aircraft such as Airbus A319 and Embraer jets (E190 and E175), serving a destination airport that handles nearly 28 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) → Philadelphia (PHL) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 370 flights monitored in recent months, 79% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 20 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.51%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 28.1/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia: what to expect in this direction
Flying from New Orleans (MSY) to Philadelphia (PHL) heads north-east for about 1,751 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 37m.
Departures from New Orleans on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 65% of MSY-PHL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing New Orleans the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Philadelphia it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 370 tracked MSY-PHL flights, 79% left on time with an average delay of 20 min and a 3.5% 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-PHL
On the New Orleans (MSY) -> Philadelphia (PHL) route, on-time performance is 79% with an average delay of 20 minutes, based on 370 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on New Orleans-Philadelphia is 3.51% across 370 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.
