Flights Tampa → New Orleans
TPA → MSY
Route overview
The flight route from Tampa to New Orleans operates with a Boeing 737-300 aircraft and has an overall on-time performance rate of 78%, with an average delay of 12.9 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 325 flights, serving a destination airport that handles nearly 11.9 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 Tampa (TPA) → New Orleans (MSY) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 427 flights monitored in recent months, 78% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 12 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.17%. 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 New Orleans the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Tampa the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to New Orleans: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Tampa (TPA) to New Orleans (MSY) heads west for about 785 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 24m.
Departures from Tampa on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 39% of TPA-MSY flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Tampa the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into New Orleans it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 427 tracked TPA-MSY flights, 78% left on time with an average delay of 12 min and a 1.2% 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 TPA-MSY
On the Tampa (TPA) -> New Orleans (MSY) route, on-time performance is 78% with an average delay of 12 minutes, based on 427 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Tampa-New Orleans is 1.17% across 427 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.
