Flights Washington → New Orleans
IAD → MSY
Route overview
The flight route from Washington to New Orleans operates with a high level of punctuality, as 90% of the total 165 flights recorded were on time. The average delay for these flights is only 3.9 minutes, and they are serviced by various aircraft models including Canadair Regional Jet 700, Boeing 737-800, Embraer 170, and Boeing 737-900, catering to a busy destination airport that sees over eleven 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 Washington (IAD) → New Orleans (MSY) route is operated by Air Canada, Lufthansa Cargo, United Airlines. Across 227 flights monitored in recent months, 89% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 7 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.64%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 15.3/100 (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 Washington the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to New Orleans: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Washington (IAD) to New Orleans (MSY) heads south-west for about 1,537 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 20m.
Departures from Washington on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 53% of IAD-MSY flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Washington the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into New Orleans it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 227 tracked IAD-MSY flights, 89% left on time with an average delay of 7 min and a 2.6% 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% |
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Frequently asked questions about IAD-MSY
On the Washington (IAD) -> New Orleans (MSY) route, on-time performance is 89% with an average delay of 7 minutes, based on 227 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Washington-New Orleans is 2.64% across 227 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: Air Canada, Lufthansa Cargo, United 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.
