Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Atlanta → New Orleans via Chicago: arrives on time 39%
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12:00 ATL → 13:20 ORDAA 1363 · American · 2h 20m · 75% on time, 1.4% cancelled
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54m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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14:14 ORD → 16:37 MSYAA 2198 · American · 2h 27m · 57% on time, 4.2% cancelled
Total trip 5h 41m, scheduled departure to arrival (New Orleans is 1 h behind Atlanta). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection72%The first flight arrived more than 9 minutes late on 28% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 54m layover.
Arrives on time39%First flight not cancelled (1.4% are) × connection made (72%) × second flight not cancelled (4.2% are) and within 15 minutes (57%).
Total trip5h 41mATL 12:00 to MSY 16:37, 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.