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

Austin → New Orleans via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 22%

  1. 12:40 AUS → 13:54 DFW
    AA 1402 · American · 1h 14m · 37% on time, 5.8% cancelled
  2. 1h 45m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 15:39 DFW → 17:07 MSY
    AA 2194 · American · 1h 28m · 39% on time, 1.4% cancelled

Total trip 4h 27m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 40 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection61%The first flight arrived more than 60 minutes late on 39% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 45m layover.
Arrives on time22%First flight not cancelled (5.8% are) × connection made (61%) × second flight not cancelled (1.4% are) and within 15 minutes (39%).
Total trip4h 27mAUS 12:40 to MSY 17:07, 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.