Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
New Orleans → Los Angeles via Philadelphia: arrives on time 43%
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16:41 MSY → 20:39 PHLAA 2061 · American · 2h 58m · 58% on time, 1.4% cancelled
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1h 26m layover in Philadelphia (PHL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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22:05 PHL → 00:50 LAX +1 dayAA 738 · American · 5h 45m · 62% on time, 1.4% cancelled
Total trip 10h 09m, scheduled departure to arrival (Los Angeles is 2 h behind New Orleans). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection72%The first flight arrived more than 41 minutes late on 28% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 26m layover.
Arrives on time43%First flight not cancelled (1.4% are) × connection made (72%) × second flight not cancelled (1.4% are) and within 15 minutes (62%).
Total trip10h 09mMSY 16:41 to LAX 00:50, 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.