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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 .
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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
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Period Passengers Year on year Source 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 delay 05:00–06:00 2.9min · 4,987 recorded · 4,908 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour 22.0min 05:00 ↔ 18:00
Recorded flights 92,512 Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
Departure hour Day of week Month of year
Departure hour On-time departures 100.0 50.0 0.0
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 00:00 03:00 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
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Average departure delay 24.9 12.5 0.0
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 00:00 03:00 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
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Recorded flights 7,661 3,831 0
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 00:00 03:00 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
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View the figures Departure hour On-time departures Average departure delay With departure time Recorded flights 00:00 Fewer than 200 measured departures — 2 2 01:00 Fewer than 200 measured departures — 1 1 02:00 Fewer than 200 measured departures — 2 2 03:00 No observations — — — 04:00 No observations — — — 05:00 93.5% 2.9 min 4,908 4,987 06:00 92.3% 4.6 min 7,514 7,661 07:00 90.7% 4.5 min 7,094 7,192 08:00 90.4% 3.6 min 3,719 3,771 09:00 87.2% 7.0 min 5,079 5,173 10:00 84.4% 8.9 min 6,656 6,781 11:00 81.2% 11.7 min 6,026 6,147 12:00 78.0% 12.7 min 4,680 4,759 13:00 76.7% 14.1 min 4,405 4,480 14:00 73.4% 16.9 min 6,982 7,069 15:00 72.1% 18.9 min 5,727 5,817 16:00 70.7% 19.9 min 5,559 5,676 17:00 70.6% 20.2 min 6,654 6,790 18:00 65.1% 24.9 min 6,326 6,428 19:00 70.0% 18.2 min 5,426 5,540 20:00 66.9% 21.3 min 2,438 2,476 21:00 63.9% 23.7 min 1,418 1,447 22:00 73.6% 13.1 min 311 313 23:00 No observations — — —
Day of week On-time departures 100.0 50.0 0.0
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 Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
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Average departure delay 18.0 9.0 0.0
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 Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
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Recorded flights 14,758 7,379 0
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 Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
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View the figures Day of week On-time departures Average departure delay With departure time Recorded flights Monday 76.7% 15.9 min 14,101 14,307 Tuesday 84.9% 8.0 min 11,828 12,069 Wednesday 83.9% 8.7 min 11,774 12,038 Thursday 77.8% 13.2 min 13,760 14,044 Friday 78.2% 13.9 min 14,019 14,184 Saturday 80.5% 12.8 min 10,947 11,112 Sunday 73.3% 18.0 min 14,498 14,758
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 100.0 50.0 0.0
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 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
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Average departure delay 23.5 11.8 0.0
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 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
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Recorded flights 9,323 4,662 0
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 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
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View the figures Month of year On-time departures Average departure delay With departure time Recorded flights Jan 83.1% 9.0 min 7,528 8,108 Feb 80.1% 11.7 min 8,443 8,551 Mar 76.4% 15.0 min 9,156 9,323 Apr 80.9% 11.5 min 8,887 8,957 May 73.6% 18.0 min 8,598 8,677 Jun 69.7% 23.5 min 7,657 7,771 Jul 71.0% 22.2 min 3,966 4,039 Aug 80.4% 13.7 min 3,698 3,739 Sep 85.8% 6.5 min 7,135 7,278 Oct 83.6% 7.8 min 9,099 9,162 Nov 83.1% 10.0 min 8,475 8,550 Dec 77.6% 14.1 min 8,285 8,357
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.
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