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Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Washington → New Orleans via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 24%

  1. 18:58 DCA → 21:29 DFW
    AA 1158 · American · 3h 26m · 61% on time, 8.3% cancelled
  2. 1h 01m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 22:30 DFW → 23:58 MSY
    AA 1472 · American · 1h 28m · 46% on time, 7.1% cancelled

Total trip 6h 00m, scheduled departure to arrival (New Orleans is 1 h behind Washington). Times are local. Both flew on 51 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection62%The first flight arrived more than 16 minutes late on 38% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 01m layover.
Arrives on time24%First flight not cancelled (8.3% are) × connection made (62%) × second flight not cancelled (7.1% are) and within 15 minutes (46%).
Total trip6h 00mDCA 18:58 to MSY 23:58, layover included

Tight connection: often missed. The first flight is late enough to miss it on more than 1 day in 4.

Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.