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

Dallas-Fort Worth → New Orleans via Charlotte: arrives on time 32%

  1. 11:55 DFW → 15:36 CLT
    AA 1696 · American · 2h 41m · 72% on time, 1.4% cancelled
  2. 58m layover in Charlotte (CLT) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 16:34 CLT → 17:41 MSY
    AA 2203 · American · 2h 05m · 46% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 5h 44m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 44 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection71%The first flight arrived more than 13 minutes late on 29% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 58m layover.
Arrives on time32%First flight not cancelled (1.4% are) × connection made (71%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (46%).
Total trip5h 44mDFW 11:55 to MSY 17:41, 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.