MSY → LGA American Airlines

American Airlines · New Orleans, LA to New York, NY · 365 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 10 flight numbers

This route runs much more reliably at some times of day than others — 88% on-time departing 9am–12pm vs. 45% departing 6–9pm.
On-time arrival
62%
Median delay
+3 min
90th percentile
+105 min
Cancellation rate
3%

How on-time is American Airlines from MSY to LGA?

Across every American Airlines flight number on MSY → LGA (365 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 62% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay +3 min; the worst 10% ran +105 min or later. 3% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time21662%
16-30 min288%
31-60 min4011%
61-120 min3610%
2+ hrs288%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-072748%+72 min
2025-082959%+14 min
2025-093080%+2 min
2025-103057%+31 min
2025-112959%+34 min
2025-123148%+63 min
2026-012889%+31 min
2026-022669%+33 min
2026-033063%+23 min
2026-043070%+27 min
2026-053057%+35 min
2026-062846%+66 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon4856%
Tue5070%
Wed5163%
Thu4957%
Fri5058%
Sat5173%
Sun4957%

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