MSY → LAX Southwest Airlines

Southwest Airlines · New Orleans, LA to Los Angeles, CA · 361 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 20 flight numbers

This route has been getting less reliable recently — 2026-06's on-time rate (35%) is well below the 74% average from earlier months.
On-time arrival
71%
Median delay
+4 min
90th percentile
+46 min
Cancellation rate
0%

How on-time is Southwest Airlines from MSY to LAX?

Across every Southwest Airlines flight number on MSY → LAX (361 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 71% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay +4 min; the worst 10% ran +46 min or later. 0% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time25471%
16-30 min4713%
31-60 min349%
61-120 min154%
2+ hrs103%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-073184%-1 min
2025-082785%-6 min
2025-092681%+19 min
2025-104367%+20 min
2025-113073%+10 min
2025-123168%+9 min
2026-013171%+5 min
2026-023571%+5 min
2026-032871%+6 min
2026-042669%+9 min
2026-052669%+17 min
2026-062635%+55 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon5774%
Tue5385%
Wed5267%
Thu5971%
Fri5860%
Sat2763%
Sun5470%

Based on US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data. Loading the full breakdown…