Flights New Orleans → Phoenix
MSY → PHX
Route overview
The flight route from New Orleans to Phoenix has a 77% on-time performance rate, with an average delay of 15.3 minutes when flights are not on schedule. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 316 flights, serving one of the busiest airports in terms of annual passenger traffic, Phoenix's airport which handles around 44,397,854 passengers yearly.
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) → Phoenix (PHX) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 382 flights monitored in recent months, 77% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 17 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.26%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 21.6/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Phoenix 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 Phoenix: what to expect in this direction
Flying from New Orleans (MSY) to Phoenix (PHX) heads west for about 2,088 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 2m.
Departures from New Orleans on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 47% of MSY-PHX flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing New Orleans the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Phoenix it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 382 tracked MSY-PHX flights, 77% left on time with an average delay of 17 min and a 0.3% 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-PHX
On the New Orleans (MSY) -> Phoenix (PHX) route, on-time performance is 77% with an average delay of 17 minutes, based on 382 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on New Orleans-Phoenix is 0.26% across 382 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.
