New OrleansLouis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport00:09·26°C·#239/327

OPSMINOR DELAYS WEATHERVFR

+7 min

New Orleans (MSY) airport average departure delay right now

Departures +7 min, arrivals 6 min early. This airport's board does not publish cancellations.

Hour by hour

00:00today +7 min on time

Drag. Solid bars are observed. Hatched bars are expected.

New Orleans (MSY) delays today: 79% of the 106 flights we have timed operated within 15 minutes of schedule. Departures are running +7 min and arrivals 6 min early, across 111 flights tracked so far today. Source: official airport boards, METAR weather, Pro Flight Search tracking. Updated 24 September 2026 at 03:03 UTC.

Departures43 timed

On time67%29

Delayed33%14

typical now +7 min

Arrivals63 timed

On time86%54

Delayed14%9

typical now 6 min early

Delayed routes todaymedian · min 3 legs

DFW+17m

LAS+15m

Why0 kt N winds. Conditions like these carry no delay penalty at MSY in our weather × delay record.

Weather window Forecast (TAF) 🌤 staying clear No significant weather in the TAF window. Made up in the air Network figure ~28 min Network-wide median for delayed flights in our tracked sample.

Last 30 days

Today is the 28th worst day of the last 30. Median day: +14 min departures.

Typical week here

+17

MON

+13

TUE

+10

WED

+22

THU

+20

FRI

+14

SAT

+19

SUN

Last 90 days: lightest on Wednesday (+10 min), heaviest on Thursday (+22 min).

Watch this airportfree · no account

One message when MSY crosses your line, one when it clears. Nothing else, ever.

New Orleans airport delays today

MSY has minor delays. A typical departure is currently +7 min. Arrivals are 6 min early. The calmest upcoming departure hour looks like 09:00 (+8 min expected).

Nearby gateways: JAN HOU IAH BHM LIT MEM · Global delay board · Nonstop routes from New Orleans

Is New Orleans (MSY) delayed right now?

MSY has minor delays. Departures +7 min, arrivals 6 min early. This airport's board does not publish cancellations. 79% of the 106 flights we timed here today operated within 15 minutes of schedule.

What is the current weather at New Orleans (MSY)?

Winds Calm, Vis 10sm, Temp 26°C, Dew 24°C, Alt 30.04 inHg, Sky clear. 26°C. wind 0 kt. visibility >10 km. flight rules VFR.

What is the best day to fly from New Orleans (MSY)?

Over the last 90 days, Wednesday averaged the lightest departure delays (+10 min). Thursday ran heaviest (+22 min).

How often are flights delayed at MSY today?

We tracked 111 flights today: departures +7 min, arrivals 6 min early.

What is the TAF forecast for MSY?

The next TAF period (VFR) forecasts: Winds ENE-060 at 7kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Few clouds at 4500ft.

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How we measure this →

Technical · METAR, flight rules & indexes

VFRRight now visual (VFR). Weather isn’t the binding constraint right now, and the forecast (TAF) below stays visual.

Wind0° 0 kt

Visibility>10 km

Temp / dew26 / 24 °C

Pressure1017 hPa

KMSY 240453Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 26/24 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP174 T02560239

19:00 to 01:00VFRWinds ENE-060 at 7kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Few clouds at 4500ft

01:00 to 08:00VFRWinds Variable at 3kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Sky clear

08:00 to 01:00VFRWinds NE-040 at 7kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Few clouds at 5000ft, Few clouds at 25000ft

Dep index

0.3/5Arr index

0.0/5

METAR 23:53 local · 17m ago · delay window 22:03 local · How these are computed → methodology