Louis Armstrong New Orleans (MSY)

MSY / KMSY

Official · May 2026

1,066,181

Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport handled 1,066,181 passengers in May 2026, down 6.9% on a year earlier, according to US Bureau of Transportation Statistics — T-100 Air Carrier Statistics.

Full count · domestic + international Flight timing & delays ↓

Passengers over time

Showing 53 months. Full series runs 1990–2026 (437 periods).

Domestic / International

May 2026
  • Domestic 98.8% 1,053,247
  • International 1.2% 12,934
Against 2019 -18.6% same month, before the pandemic
International share 1% of passengers in May 2026
Series depth 36 years from 1990

The most recent periods

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24 of 24
PeriodPassengers Year on yearSource
May 2026 1,066,181 −6.9% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
April 2026 1,094,382 −4.9% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
March 2026 1,093,588 −10.0% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
February 2026 1,000,007 −1.7% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
January 2026 839,312 −5.8% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
December 2025 1,006,580 −8.1% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
November 2025 1,053,611 −7.2% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
October 2025 1,231,464 −1.6% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
September 2025 878,270 −3.0% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
August 2025 873,214 −6.4% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
July 2025 1,018,759 −7.3% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
June 2025 1,029,499 −6.0% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
May 2025 1,144,869 −7.3% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
April 2025 1,150,952 −0.7% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
March 2025 1,214,755 −0.7% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
February 2025 1,017,228 −6.0% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
January 2025 890,994 −7.3% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
December 2024 1,095,416 +0.9% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
November 2024 1,135,378 +2.9% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
October 2024 1,251,948 +5.7% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
September 2024 905,875 −3.2% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
August 2024 933,290 +4.4% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
July 2024 1,098,659 +3.9% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
June 2024 1,095,759 +1.8% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Also tracked here: aircraft movements (through May 2026), tonnes of cargo (through May 2026).

Flight timing & delays

Historical departures, grouped by the scheduled local time at the departure airport. These are recorded outcomes, not a forecast for your flight.

US domestic sectors recorded by BTS

Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation · 2024-09-01 → 2026-06-30

Lowest average delay05:00–06:002.9min · 4,987 recorded · 4,908 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour22.0min05:00 ↔ 18:00
Recorded flights92,512Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport

Departure hour

On-time departures
00:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 2 recorded · 2 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 01:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 1 recorded · 1 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 02:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 2 recorded · 2 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 05:00 · 93.5% · 4,987 recorded · 4,908 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 06:00 · 92.3% · 7,661 recorded · 7,514 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 07:00 · 90.7% · 7,192 recorded · 7,094 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 08:00 · 90.4% · 3,771 recorded · 3,719 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 09:00 · 87.2% · 5,173 recorded · 5,079 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 10:00 · 84.4% · 6,781 recorded · 6,656 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 11:00 · 81.2% · 6,147 recorded · 6,026 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 12:00 · 78.0% · 4,759 recorded · 4,680 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 13:00 · 76.7% · 4,480 recorded · 4,405 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 14:00 · 73.4% · 7,069 recorded · 6,982 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 15:00 · 72.1% · 5,817 recorded · 5,727 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 16:00 · 70.7% · 5,676 recorded · 5,559 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 17:00 · 70.6% · 6,790 recorded · 6,654 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 18:00 · 65.1% · 6,428 recorded · 6,326 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 19:00 · 70.0% · 5,540 recorded · 5,426 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 20:00 · 66.9% · 2,476 recorded · 2,438 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 21:00 · 63.9% · 1,447 recorded · 1,418 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 22:00 · 73.6% · 313 recorded · 311 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 23:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Average departure delay
00:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 2 recorded · 2 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 01:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 1 recorded · 1 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 02:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 2 recorded · 2 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 05:00 · 2.9 min · 4,987 recorded · 4,908 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 06:00 · 4.6 min · 7,661 recorded · 7,514 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 07:00 · 4.5 min · 7,192 recorded · 7,094 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 08:00 · 3.6 min · 3,771 recorded · 3,719 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 09:00 · 7.0 min · 5,173 recorded · 5,079 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 10:00 · 8.9 min · 6,781 recorded · 6,656 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 11:00 · 11.7 min · 6,147 recorded · 6,026 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 12:00 · 12.7 min · 4,759 recorded · 4,680 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 13:00 · 14.1 min · 4,480 recorded · 4,405 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 14:00 · 16.9 min · 7,069 recorded · 6,982 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 15:00 · 18.9 min · 5,817 recorded · 5,727 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 16:00 · 19.9 min · 5,676 recorded · 5,559 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 17:00 · 20.2 min · 6,790 recorded · 6,654 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 18:00 · 24.9 min · 6,428 recorded · 6,326 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 19:00 · 18.2 min · 5,540 recorded · 5,426 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 20:00 · 21.3 min · 2,476 recorded · 2,438 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 21:00 · 23.7 min · 1,447 recorded · 1,418 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 22:00 · 13.1 min · 313 recorded · 311 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 23:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Recorded flights
00:00 · 2 · 2 recorded · 2 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 01:00 · 1 · 1 recorded · 1 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 02:00 · 2 · 2 recorded · 2 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 05:00 · 4,987 · 4,987 recorded · 4,908 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 06:00 · 7,661 · 7,661 recorded · 7,514 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 07:00 · 7,192 · 7,192 recorded · 7,094 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 08:00 · 3,771 · 3,771 recorded · 3,719 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 09:00 · 5,173 · 5,173 recorded · 5,079 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 10:00 · 6,781 · 6,781 recorded · 6,656 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 11:00 · 6,147 · 6,147 recorded · 6,026 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 12:00 · 4,759 · 4,759 recorded · 4,680 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 13:00 · 4,480 · 4,480 recorded · 4,405 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 14:00 · 7,069 · 7,069 recorded · 6,982 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 15:00 · 5,817 · 5,817 recorded · 5,727 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 16:00 · 5,676 · 5,676 recorded · 5,559 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 17:00 · 6,790 · 6,790 recorded · 6,654 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 18:00 · 6,428 · 6,428 recorded · 6,326 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 19:00 · 5,540 · 5,540 recorded · 5,426 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 20:00 · 2,476 · 2,476 recorded · 2,438 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 21:00 · 1,447 · 1,447 recorded · 1,418 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 22:00 · 313 · 313 recorded · 311 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 23:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Departure hourOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
00:00Fewer than 200 measured departures22
01:00Fewer than 200 measured departures11
02:00Fewer than 200 measured departures22
03:00No observations
04:00No observations
05:0093.5%2.9 min4,9084,987
06:0092.3%4.6 min7,5147,661
07:0090.7%4.5 min7,0947,192
08:0090.4%3.6 min3,7193,771
09:0087.2%7.0 min5,0795,173
10:0084.4%8.9 min6,6566,781
11:0081.2%11.7 min6,0266,147
12:0078.0%12.7 min4,6804,759
13:0076.7%14.1 min4,4054,480
14:0073.4%16.9 min6,9827,069
15:0072.1%18.9 min5,7275,817
16:0070.7%19.9 min5,5595,676
17:0070.6%20.2 min6,6546,790
18:0065.1%24.9 min6,3266,428
19:0070.0%18.2 min5,4265,540
20:0066.9%21.3 min2,4382,476
21:0063.9%23.7 min1,4181,447
22:0073.6%13.1 min311313
23:00No observations

Day of week

On-time departures
Monday · 76.7% · 14,307 recorded · 14,101 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Tuesday · 84.9% · 12,069 recorded · 11,828 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Wednesday · 83.9% · 12,038 recorded · 11,774 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Thursday · 77.8% · 14,044 recorded · 13,760 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Friday · 78.2% · 14,184 recorded · 14,019 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Saturday · 80.5% · 11,112 recorded · 10,947 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sunday · 73.3% · 14,758 recorded · 14,498 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Average departure delay
Monday · 15.9 min · 14,307 recorded · 14,101 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Tuesday · 8.0 min · 12,069 recorded · 11,828 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Wednesday · 8.7 min · 12,038 recorded · 11,774 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Thursday · 13.2 min · 14,044 recorded · 13,760 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Friday · 13.9 min · 14,184 recorded · 14,019 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Saturday · 12.8 min · 11,112 recorded · 10,947 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sunday · 18.0 min · 14,758 recorded · 14,498 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Recorded flights
Monday · 14,307 · 14,307 recorded · 14,101 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Tuesday · 12,069 · 12,069 recorded · 11,828 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Wednesday · 12,038 · 12,038 recorded · 11,774 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Thursday · 14,044 · 14,044 recorded · 13,760 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Friday · 14,184 · 14,184 recorded · 14,019 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Saturday · 11,112 · 11,112 recorded · 10,947 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sunday · 14,758 · 14,758 recorded · 14,498 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Day of weekOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
Monday76.7%15.9 min14,10114,307
Tuesday84.9%8.0 min11,82812,069
Wednesday83.9%8.7 min11,77412,038
Thursday77.8%13.2 min13,76014,044
Friday78.2%13.9 min14,01914,184
Saturday80.5%12.8 min10,94711,112
Sunday73.3%18.0 min14,49814,758

Month of year

Months combine the same calendar month across the years shown; this is a seasonal pattern, not a monthly time series.

On-time departures
Jan · 83.1% · 8,108 recorded · 7,528 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Feb · 80.1% · 8,551 recorded · 8,443 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mar · 76.4% · 9,323 recorded · 9,156 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Apr · 80.9% · 8,957 recorded · 8,887 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation May · 73.6% · 8,677 recorded · 8,598 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jun · 69.7% · 7,771 recorded · 7,657 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jul · 71.0% · 4,039 recorded · 3,966 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Aug · 80.4% · 3,739 recorded · 3,698 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sep · 85.8% · 7,278 recorded · 7,135 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Oct · 83.6% · 9,162 recorded · 9,099 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Nov · 83.1% · 8,550 recorded · 8,475 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Dec · 77.6% · 8,357 recorded · 8,285 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Average departure delay
Jan · 9.0 min · 8,108 recorded · 7,528 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Feb · 11.7 min · 8,551 recorded · 8,443 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mar · 15.0 min · 9,323 recorded · 9,156 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Apr · 11.5 min · 8,957 recorded · 8,887 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation May · 18.0 min · 8,677 recorded · 8,598 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jun · 23.5 min · 7,771 recorded · 7,657 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jul · 22.2 min · 4,039 recorded · 3,966 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Aug · 13.7 min · 3,739 recorded · 3,698 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sep · 6.5 min · 7,278 recorded · 7,135 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Oct · 7.8 min · 9,162 recorded · 9,099 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Nov · 10.0 min · 8,550 recorded · 8,475 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Dec · 14.1 min · 8,357 recorded · 8,285 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Recorded flights
Jan · 8,108 · 8,108 recorded · 7,528 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Feb · 8,551 · 8,551 recorded · 8,443 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mar · 9,323 · 9,323 recorded · 9,156 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Apr · 8,957 · 8,957 recorded · 8,887 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation May · 8,677 · 8,677 recorded · 8,598 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jun · 7,771 · 7,771 recorded · 7,657 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jul · 4,039 · 4,039 recorded · 3,966 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Aug · 3,739 · 3,739 recorded · 3,698 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sep · 7,278 · 7,278 recorded · 7,135 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Oct · 9,162 · 9,162 recorded · 9,099 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Nov · 8,550 · 8,550 recorded · 8,475 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Dec · 8,357 · 8,357 recorded · 8,285 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Month of yearOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
Jan83.1%9.0 min7,5288,108
Feb80.1%11.7 min8,4438,551
Mar76.4%15.0 min9,1569,323
Apr80.9%11.5 min8,8878,957
May73.6%18.0 min8,5988,677
Jun69.7%23.5 min7,6577,771
Jul71.0%22.2 min3,9664,039
Aug80.4%13.7 min3,6983,739
Sep85.8%6.5 min7,1357,278
Oct83.6%7.8 min9,0999,162
Nov83.1%10.0 min8,4758,550
Dec77.6%14.1 min8,2858,357

Delay and on-time rates need at least 200 measured departures per bucket. Smaller samples remain visible in the flight-count chart. An empty slot means no observations, not zero flights.

Recorded outcomes

  • On time 77.7% 71,848
  • Delayed >15 min 20.6% 19,079
  • Cancelled 1.7% 1,585
  • Missing departure time 0.0% 0

All recorded flights with a known scheduled local time, counted once. Missing actual times are shown separately.

On time means departing no more than 15 minutes after schedule. Cancelled flights and flights missing departure times are excluded from punctuality and average delay.