785 km · Domestic

Louis Armstrong New Orleans (MSY) – Tampa (TPA)

In July 2026, 116 flights operated between Louis Armstrong New Orleans and Tampa (both directions), and 66.4% left on time, according to the US BTS.

Flights per month

Only complete months are shown. A month appears once the source has published every day of it.

The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodFlights operated 2025Flights operated 2026Change vs last year
January179180▲ 0.6%
February212203▼ 4.2%
March223237▲ 6.3%
April170198▲ 16.5%
May174161▼ 7.5%
June150114▼ 24.0%
July144116▼ 19.4%
August121––
September125––
October202–in progress
November221––
December228––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)1,2521,209▼ 3.4%

On-time departures by month

Departures within 15 minutes of schedule.

The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodOn-time departures 2025On-time departures 2026Change vs last year
January87.7%82.2%▼ 6.3%
February78.3%80.8%▲ 3.2%
March82.1%72.2%▼ 12.1%
April79.4%76.3%▼ 3.9%
May74.1%68.3%▼ 7.8%
June64.7%71.9%▲ 11.1%
July72.9%66.4%▼ 8.9%
August80.2%––
September82.4%––
October79.7%–in progress
November80.5%––
December74.6%––
Year-to-date average (Jan–Jul)77.0%74.0%▼ 3.9%

Cancelled flights by month

The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodCancelled flights 2025Cancelled flights 2026Change vs last year
January164▼ 75.0%
February03–
March770.0%
April01–
May01–
June20▼ 100.0%
July20▼ 100.0%
August1––
September1––
October1–in progress
November1––
December0––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)2716▼ 40.7%

Airlines on this route

  1. Southwest Airlines 76.0%
  2. Spirit Airlines 23.8%
  3. Frontier Airlines 0.1%

Oct 1, 2024 – Jul 31, 2026

By direction

MSY → TPA

Scheduled flights
2,007
Flights operated
1,983
Cancelled
24 · 1.2%
On-time departures
77.5%

TPA → MSY

Scheduled flights
2,003
Flights operated
1,980
Cancelled
23 · 1.1%
On-time departures
78.8%

MSY → TPA and TPA → MSY counted separately.

Airlines on this route

Oct 1, 2024 – Jul 31, 2026
AirlineScheduled flights Share On-time departures Cancelled
Southwest Airlines WN 3,049 76.0% 78.9% 27
Spirit Airlines NK 955 23.8% 75.8% 20
Frontier Airlines F9 6 0.1% 100.0% 0

Shares are of scheduled flights in the period shown. Codeshare flights are counted once, under the operating airline.

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.

Times are local to the departure airport of each flight; both directions are combined.

US domestic sectors recorded by BTS

Source: the US BTS · Oct 12, 2024 → Jul 31, 2026

Lowest average delay08:00–09:00-2.0min · 235 recorded · 232 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour32.2min08:00 ↔ 21:00
Recorded flights4,010MSY–TPA

Departure hour

On-time departures Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
00:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 01:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 02:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 05:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 93 recorded · 93 measured · Source: the US BTS 06:00 · 96.3% · 482 recorded · 481 measured · Source: the US BTS 07:00 · 95.1% · 373 recorded · 369 measured · Source: the US BTS 08:00 · 95.7% · 235 recorded · 232 measured · Source: the US BTS 09:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 149 recorded · 147 measured · Source: the US BTS 10:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 151 recorded · 148 measured · Source: the US BTS 11:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 99 recorded · 98 measured · Source: the US BTS 12:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 107 recorded · 105 measured · Source: the US BTS 13:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 105 recorded · 104 measured · Source: the US BTS 14:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 196 recorded · 195 measured · Source: the US BTS 15:00 · 75.7% · 305 recorded · 300 measured · Source: the US BTS 16:00 · 71.3% · 234 recorded · 230 measured · Source: the US BTS 17:00 · 64.1% · 400 recorded · 393 measured · Source: the US BTS 18:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 97 recorded · 94 measured · Source: the US BTS 19:00 · 59.7% · 229 recorded · 228 measured · Source: the US BTS 20:00 · 70.0% · 454 recorded · 450 measured · Source: the US BTS 21:00 · 54.4% · 252 recorded · 248 measured · Source: the US BTS 22:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 49 recorded · 48 measured · Source: the US BTS 23:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS

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Average departure delay Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
00:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 01:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 02:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 05:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 93 recorded · 93 measured · Source: the US BTS 06:00 · -0.4 min · 482 recorded · 481 measured · Source: the US BTS 07:00 · 0.2 min · 373 recorded · 369 measured · Source: the US BTS 08:00 · -2.0 min · 235 recorded · 232 measured · Source: the US BTS 09:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 149 recorded · 147 measured · Source: the US BTS 10:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 151 recorded · 148 measured · Source: the US BTS 11:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 99 recorded · 98 measured · Source: the US BTS 12:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 107 recorded · 105 measured · Source: the US BTS 13:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 105 recorded · 104 measured · Source: the US BTS 14:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 196 recorded · 195 measured · Source: the US BTS 15:00 · 13.6 min · 305 recorded · 300 measured · Source: the US BTS 16:00 · 14.4 min · 234 recorded · 230 measured · Source: the US BTS 17:00 · 23.2 min · 400 recorded · 393 measured · Source: the US BTS 18:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 97 recorded · 94 measured · Source: the US BTS 19:00 · 25.0 min · 229 recorded · 228 measured · Source: the US BTS 20:00 · 17.8 min · 454 recorded · 450 measured · Source: the US BTS 21:00 · 30.2 min · 252 recorded · 248 measured · Source: the US BTS 22:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 49 recorded · 48 measured · Source: the US BTS 23:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS

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Recorded flights Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
00:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 01:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 02:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 05:00 · 93 · 93 recorded · 93 measured · Source: the US BTS 06:00 · 482 · 482 recorded · 481 measured · Source: the US BTS 07:00 · 373 · 373 recorded · 369 measured · Source: the US BTS 08:00 · 235 · 235 recorded · 232 measured · Source: the US BTS 09:00 · 149 · 149 recorded · 147 measured · Source: the US BTS 10:00 · 151 · 151 recorded · 148 measured · Source: the US BTS 11:00 · 99 · 99 recorded · 98 measured · Source: the US BTS 12:00 · 107 · 107 recorded · 105 measured · Source: the US BTS 13:00 · 105 · 105 recorded · 104 measured · Source: the US BTS 14:00 · 196 · 196 recorded · 195 measured · Source: the US BTS 15:00 · 305 · 305 recorded · 300 measured · Source: the US BTS 16:00 · 234 · 234 recorded · 230 measured · Source: the US BTS 17:00 · 400 · 400 recorded · 393 measured · Source: the US BTS 18:00 · 97 · 97 recorded · 94 measured · Source: the US BTS 19:00 · 229 · 229 recorded · 228 measured · Source: the US BTS 20:00 · 454 · 454 recorded · 450 measured · Source: the US BTS 21:00 · 252 · 252 recorded · 248 measured · Source: the US BTS 22:00 · 49 · 49 recorded · 48 measured · Source: the US BTS 23:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS

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Departure hourOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
00:00No observations———
01:00No observations———
02:00No observations———
03:00No observations———
04:00No observations———
05:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—9393
06:0096.3%-0.4 min481482
07:0095.1%0.2 min369373
08:0095.7%-2.0 min232235
09:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—147149
10:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—148151
11:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—9899
12:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—105107
13:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—104105
14:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—195196
15:0075.7%13.6 min300305
16:0071.3%14.4 min230234
17:0064.1%23.2 min393400
18:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—9497
19:0059.7%25.0 min228229
20:0070.0%17.8 min450454
21:0054.4%30.2 min248252
22:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—4849
23:00No observations———

Day of week

On-time departures Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
Monday · 77.2% · 657 recorded · 646 measured · Source: the US BTS Tuesday · 84.7% · 478 recorded · 471 measured · Source: the US BTS Wednesday · 85.6% · 484 recorded · 478 measured · Source: the US BTS Thursday · 76.2% · 630 recorded · 623 measured · Source: the US BTS Friday · 77.4% · 653 recorded · 649 measured · Source: the US BTS Saturday · 82.0% · 414 recorded · 410 measured · Source: the US BTS Sunday · 69.7% · 694 recorded · 686 measured · Source: the US BTS

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Average departure delay Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
Monday · 12.9 min · 657 recorded · 646 measured · Source: the US BTS Tuesday · 6.9 min · 478 recorded · 471 measured · Source: the US BTS Wednesday · 7.1 min · 484 recorded · 478 measured · Source: the US BTS Thursday · 12.3 min · 630 recorded · 623 measured · Source: the US BTS Friday · 13.9 min · 653 recorded · 649 measured · Source: the US BTS Saturday · 6.8 min · 414 recorded · 410 measured · Source: the US BTS Sunday · 20.4 min · 694 recorded · 686 measured · Source: the US BTS

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Recorded flights Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
Monday · 657 · 657 recorded · 646 measured · Source: the US BTS Tuesday · 478 · 478 recorded · 471 measured · Source: the US BTS Wednesday · 484 · 484 recorded · 478 measured · Source: the US BTS Thursday · 630 · 630 recorded · 623 measured · Source: the US BTS Friday · 653 · 653 recorded · 649 measured · Source: the US BTS Saturday · 414 · 414 recorded · 410 measured · Source: the US BTS Sunday · 694 · 694 recorded · 686 measured · Source: the US BTS

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Day of weekOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
Monday77.2%12.9 min646657
Tuesday84.7%6.9 min471478
Wednesday85.6%7.1 min478484
Thursday76.2%12.3 min623630
Friday77.4%13.9 min649653
Saturday82.0%6.8 min410414
Sunday69.7%20.4 min686694

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 Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
Jan · 85.0% · 379 recorded · 359 measured · Source: the US BTS Feb · 79.5% · 418 recorded · 415 measured · Source: the US BTS Mar · 77.0% · 474 recorded · 460 measured · Source: the US BTS Apr · 77.7% · 369 recorded · 368 measured · Source: the US BTS May · 71.3% · 336 recorded · 335 measured · Source: the US BTS Jun · 67.8% · 266 recorded · 264 measured · Source: the US BTS Jul · 70.0% · 262 recorded · 260 measured · Source: the US BTS Aug · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 122 recorded · 121 measured · Source: the US BTS Sep · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 126 recorded · 125 measured · Source: the US BTS Oct · 80.7% · 363 recorded · 362 measured · Source: the US BTS Nov · 86.0% · 466 recorded · 465 measured · Source: the US BTS Dec · 77.2% · 429 recorded · 429 measured · Source: the US BTS

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Average departure delay Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
Jan · 5.1 min · 379 recorded · 359 measured · Source: the US BTS Feb · 9.1 min · 418 recorded · 415 measured · Source: the US BTS Mar · 17.0 min · 474 recorded · 460 measured · Source: the US BTS Apr · 11.2 min · 369 recorded · 368 measured · Source: the US BTS May · 18.8 min · 336 recorded · 335 measured · Source: the US BTS Jun · 26.3 min · 266 recorded · 264 measured · Source: the US BTS Jul · 16.8 min · 262 recorded · 260 measured · Source: the US BTS Aug · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 122 recorded · 121 measured · Source: the US BTS Sep · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 126 recorded · 125 measured · Source: the US BTS Oct · 9.7 min · 363 recorded · 362 measured · Source: the US BTS Nov · 3.5 min · 466 recorded · 465 measured · Source: the US BTS Dec · 13.0 min · 429 recorded · 429 measured · Source: the US BTS

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Recorded flights Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
Jan · 379 · 379 recorded · 359 measured · Source: the US BTS Feb · 418 · 418 recorded · 415 measured · Source: the US BTS Mar · 474 · 474 recorded · 460 measured · Source: the US BTS Apr · 369 · 369 recorded · 368 measured · Source: the US BTS May · 336 · 336 recorded · 335 measured · Source: the US BTS Jun · 266 · 266 recorded · 264 measured · Source: the US BTS Jul · 262 · 262 recorded · 260 measured · Source: the US BTS Aug · 122 · 122 recorded · 121 measured · Source: the US BTS Sep · 126 · 126 recorded · 125 measured · Source: the US BTS Oct · 363 · 363 recorded · 362 measured · Source: the US BTS Nov · 466 · 466 recorded · 465 measured · Source: the US BTS Dec · 429 · 429 recorded · 429 measured · Source: the US BTS

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Month of yearOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
Jan85.0%5.1 min359379
Feb79.5%9.1 min415418
Mar77.0%17.0 min460474
Apr77.7%11.2 min368369
May71.3%18.8 min335336
Jun67.8%26.3 min264266
Jul70.0%16.8 min260262
AugFewer than 200 measured departures—121122
SepFewer than 200 measured departures—125126
Oct80.7%9.7 min362363
Nov86.0%3.5 min465466
Dec77.2%13.0 min429429

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 77.3% 3,098
  • Delayed >15 min 21.6% 865
  • Cancelled 1.2% 47
  • 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 the on-time rate and average delay.

Flight numbers on this route

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Flight numbersBy direction DeparturesOn time
WN976 MSY → TPA 118 92.2%
NK2848 MSY → TPA 91 70.5%
NK2853 TPA → MSY 91 59.1%
WN4492 TPA → MSY 80 82.1%
WN5297 TPA → MSY 80 98.7%
WN4426 MSY → TPA 70 82.9%
WN1337 MSY → TPA 64 95.3%
WN4021 MSY → TPA 61 85.3%
WN3517 MSY → TPA 58 96.6%
WN522 MSY → TPA 58 91.4%
WN899 TPA → MSY 58 81.0%
WN1769 TPA → MSY 57 89.5%
WN3831 MSY → TPA 57 100.0%
NK1441 MSY → TPA 55 86.5%
NK1444 TPA → MSY 55 84.6%
NK1164 TPA → MSY 50 82.0%
NK1165 MSY → TPA 50 84.0%
WN3882 TPA → MSY 50 96.0%
WN4575 TPA → MSY 50 38.0%
WN3519 MSY → TPA 49 69.4%
WN4038 TPA → MSY 49 55.1%
WN1549 TPA → MSY 46 73.9%
WN951 TPA → MSY 46 95.7%
NK1648 MSY → TPA 42 78.6%
NK1649 TPA → MSY 42 83.3%
WN1284 TPA → MSY 42 51.2%
WN3023 MSY → TPA 42 38.1%
WN430 TPA → MSY 42 81.0%
NK2207 MSY → TPA 40 69.2%
NK2208 TPA → MSY 40 61.5%
WN3518 MSY → TPA 40 20.0%
WN4574 TPA → MSY 40 90.0%
WN2898 MSY → TPA 39 81.6%
WN3124 MSY → TPA 35 47.1%
WN3022 MSY → TPA 34 91.2%
WN3344 TPA → MSY 34 61.8%
WN3554 MSY → TPA 34 94.1%
WN865 TPA → MSY 34 76.5%
WN934 TPA → MSY 34 91.2%
NK1522 TPA → MSY 33 75.8%
NK1523 MSY → TPA 33 75.0%
WN1806 TPA → MSY 33 69.7%
WN4050 MSY → TPA 33 97.0%
WN486 TPA → MSY 33 84.4%
NK278 TPA → MSY 32 93.8%
NK281 MSY → TPA 32 71.0%
WN1472 MSY → TPA 32 96.9%
WN1221 MSY → TPA 31 54.8%
WN3084 TPA → MSY 31 96.8%
WN3303 MSY → TPA 31 61.3%
WN3650 TPA → MSY 31 100.0%

Flight numbers are the codes sold on tickets. On shared flights one aircraft can carry several of them. Only numbers with at least 30 flights have a page.

Monthly figures
PeriodFlights operated Change vs last yearCancelled On-time departures
July 2026 116 −19.4% 0 66.4%
June 2026 114 −24.0% 0 71.9%
May 2026 161 −7.5% 1 68.3%
April 2026 198 +16.5% 1 76.3%
March 2026 237 +6.3% 7 72.2%
February 2026 203 −4.2% 3 80.8%
January 2026 180 +0.6% 4 82.2%
December 2025 228 +13.4% 0 74.6%
November 2025 221 −9.4% 1 80.5%
October 2025 202 +26.2% 1 79.7%
September 2025 125 1 82.4%
August 2025 121 1 80.2%
July 2025 144 2 72.9%
June 2025 150 2 64.7%
May 2025 174 0 74.1%
April 2025 170 0 79.4%
March 2025 223 7 82.1%
February 2025 212 0 78.3%
January 2025 179 16 87.7%
December 2024 201 0 80.1%
November 2024 244 0 91.0%
October 2024 160 0 81.9%

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