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Best Airline: DEN to MSY

Denver to New Orleans — airline reliability comparison

United Airlines is the most reliable airline on the DEN to MSY route with a 80% on-time rate, compared to Southwest Airlines at 71%. Based on 3,498 flights tracked.

This route involves weather-prone airports and high-congestion airports, which can affect reliability regardless of airline.

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Updated October 2026.

On-Time Rate by Airline

United Airlines80%
Frontier Airlines74%
Southwest Airlines71%

DEN to MSY Airline Comparison

AirlineOn-Time %Cancel %Avg DelayFlights
United AirlinesUABest80%1.2%60m3,498
Frontier AirlinesF974%2.1%63m664
Southwest AirlinesWNWorst71%0.8%53m3,972

Route Overview

76%
Overall On-Time
56m
Avg Delay
1.1%
Cancel Rate
8,159
Total Flights
DEN to MSY Route DetailsReturn: MSY to DEN
DEN AirportMSY Airport

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Data last updated October 2026. Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics.