Flights Orlando → New Orleans
MCO → MSY
Route overview
The flight route from Orlando to New Orleans operates with a Boeing 737-300 and has an on-time performance rate of 72%. Over the period in question, there were 602 flights with an average delay of 16.9 minutes. The destination airport sees over eleven million passengers annually, indicating high traffic and demand for such routes.
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 Orlando (MCO) → New Orleans (MSY) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 828 flights monitored in recent months, 71% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 18 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.57%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 26.1/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At New Orleans the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Orlando the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to New Orleans: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Orlando (MCO) to New Orleans (MSY) heads west for about 886 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 32m.
Departures from Orlando on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 45% of MCO-MSY flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Orlando the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into New Orleans it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 828 tracked MCO-MSY flights, 71% left on time with an average delay of 18 min and a 1.6% 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 MCO-MSY
On the Orlando (MCO) -> New Orleans (MSY) route, on-time performance is 71% with an average delay of 18 minutes, based on 828 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Orlando-New Orleans is 1.57% across 828 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.
