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Delta Air Lines / MSY → ATL

DL 1424 on time

Delta Air Lines 1424: New Orleans to Atlanta at 10:32 a.m.; Atlanta to New Orleans at 8:55 a.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for MSY → ATL, its busiest leg

On time
90%
351 flights · likely 86–92%
Cancelled
2.0%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−8 min
median vs schedule
When late
+70 min
average delay
Similar flights
90%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 10 DL 1424 flights from New Orleans arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (10%); 2.0% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 8 minutes early.

DL 1424: MSY → ATL

Scheduled to leave New Orleans at 10:32 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 90% of the time (351 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (90%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 100% on time (30 flights)100SepOct 2025: 87% on time (31 flights)87OctNov 2025: 93% on time (30 flights)93NovDec 2025: 77% on time (31 flights)77DecJan 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90JanFeb 2026: 82% on time (28 flights)82FebMar 2026: 86% on time (28 flights)86MarApr 2026: 85% on time (26 flights)85AprMay 2026: 96% on time (25 flights)96MayJun 2026: 90% on time (29 flights)90JunJul 2026: 97% on time (31 flights)97JulAug 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5391%
Tuesday5294%
Wednesday5298%
Thursday5287%
Friday5294%
Saturday3987%
Sunday5176%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 62%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 22%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 15%Severe weather 1%

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DL 1424: ATL → MSY

Scheduled to leave Atlanta at 8:55 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 89% of the time (349 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (89%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 97% on time (30 flights)97SepOct 2025: 90% on time (31 flights)90OctNov 2025: 100% on time (30 flights)100NovDec 2025: 77% on time (31 flights)77DecJan 2026: 86% on time (29 flights)86JanFeb 2026: 89% on time (28 flights)89FebMar 2026: 89% on time (28 flights)89MarApr 2026: 85% on time (26 flights)85AprMay 2026: 88% on time (25 flights)88MayJun 2026: 90% on time (29 flights)90JunJul 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90JulAug 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5387%
Tuesday5294%
Wednesday5292%
Thursday5290%
Friday5296%
Saturday3884%
Sunday5078%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 44%Late inbound plane 29%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 24%Severe weather 3%

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Questions

How often is DL 1424 from MSY to ATL late?

Delta Air Lines 1424 from New Orleans, LA to Atlanta, GA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 10% of 351 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 2.0% were cancelled.

How often is DL 1424 from ATL to MSY late?

Delta Air Lines 1424 from Atlanta, GA to New Orleans, LA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 11% of 349 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.7% were cancelled.

Flight numbers change. Figures cover flights with this airline, number and route only. "Likely range" is the 95% interval for the true on-time rate given the number of flights. This is history, not live status: check Delta Air Lines for today's flight. Method.