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Flight records through . Security counts through .

When is New Orleans security busiest? 5 to 6 am, then 9 am.

Calmest around 10 am. Choose any hour on the board.

People screened per hour at MSY checkpoints, by weekday and hour; choose a cell to read it
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People screened per hour at MSY checkpoints, by weekday and hour; choose a cell to read it
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Monday, 6 am

1,700

people screened, 8-week average.

Which departures leave on time? Leave in the morning.

5 am: 92% left on time. 6 pm: 59%.

Flight records,

Share of MSY departures leaving less than 15 minutes late, by scheduled hour
DepartsBarLeft on time
5 am92%
6 am90%
7 am90%
8 am89%
9 am85%
10 am82%
11 am79%
12 pm75%
1 pm74%
2 pm69%
3 pm67%
4 pm65%
5 pm64%
6 pm59%
7 pm64%
8 pm60%
9 pm60%

Which airline runs on time here? United and Delta lead.

Southwest flies 37% of MSY departures and landed on time 75% of the time.

Flight records,

  1. United 7,402 flights, 0.9% cancelled 84%
  2. Delta 7,962 flights, 2.1% cancelled 81%
  3. Southwest 18,327 flights, 0.6% cancelled 75%
  4. American 9,704 flights, 2.4% cancelled 74%

Not ranked, under ten flights a day: Allegiant 76% of 101, Spirit 74% of 2,250, Alaska 74% of 729, Frontier 66% of 1,117, JetBlue 65% of 1,443.

Where do MSY flights land late? Dallas Fort Worth, Chicago, Houston.

Lowest on-time rates of the 8 busiest.

Flight records,

ToFlightsOn time
ATL Atlanta4,00481%
IAH Houston3,04283%
DFW Dallas/Fort Worth2,81672%
ORD Chicago2,42475%
DAL Dallas2,27976%
DEN Denver2,27979%
HOU Houston2,27675%
MCO Orlando2,22576%