New OrleansLouis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport04:35·23°C·#16/327

OPSWATCH WEATHERVFR

+17 min

New Orleans (MSY) airport average departure delay right now

Departures +17 min, arrivals 2 min early. This airport's board does not publish cancellations.

Hour by hour

04:00today +17 min minor

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

New Orleans (MSY) delays today: departures are running +17 min and arrivals 2 min early, across 153 flights tracked so far. Source: official airport boards, METAR weather, Pro Flight Search tracking. Updated 16 October 2026 at 03:03 UTC.

Departures78 timed

On time44%34

Delayed56%44

typical now +17 min

Arrivals103 timed

On time58%60

Delayed42%43

typical now 2 min early

Delayed routes todaymedian · min 3 legs

LAS+63m

DFW+54m

AUS+36m

PHX+34m

DAL+33m

Airlines by median delay todaymedian · min 3 legs

1INetJets Aviation+29m

WNSouthwest+28m

AAAmerican+21m

SYSun Country Airlines+17m

Why3 kt NNW winds, Scattered. Operations are already late; the delay is not coming from weather.

Weather window Forecast (TAF) 🌤 staying clear No significant weather in the TAF window. Made up in the air Network figure ~27 min Network-wide median for delayed flights in our tracked sample.

Last 30 days

Today is the 8th worst day of the last 30. Median day: +13 min departures.

Typical week here

+15

MON

+11

TUE

+10

WED

+22

THU

+20

FRI

+12

SAT

+18

SUN

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

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

New Orleans airport delays today

Delays are building at MSY. A typical departure is currently +17 min. Arrivals are 2 min early. The calmest upcoming departure hour looks like 09:00 (+9 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?

Delays are building at MSY. Departures +17 min, arrivals 2 min early. This airport's board does not publish cancellations.

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

Winds NNW-340 at 3kt, Vis 10sm, Temp 23°C, Dew 22°C, Alt 30.05 inHg, Scattered clouds at 1300ft, Scattered clouds at 3000ft. 23°C. wind 3 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 153 flights today: departures +17 min, arrivals 2 min early.

What is the TAF forecast for MSY?

The next TAF period (VFR) forecasts: Winds Calm, Vis greater than 6sm, Few clouds at 1500ft.

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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.

Wind340° 3 kt

Visibility>10 km

Temp / dew23 / 22 °C

Pressure1018 hPa

KMSY 160853Z 34003KT 10SM SCT013 SCT030 23/22 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP179 T02280222 55000 $

01:00 to 17:00VFRWinds Calm, Vis greater than 6sm, Few clouds at 1500ft

17:00 to 20:00VFRWinds NNW-340 at 11kt gusting to 20kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Few clouds at 5000ft, Scattered clouds at 14000ft

20:00 to 07:00VFRWinds N-360 at 18kt gusting to 33kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Scattered clouds at 20000ft

Dep index

1.2/5Arr index

0.2/5

METAR 03:53 local · 43m ago · delay window 22:03 local · How these are computed → methodology