Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
New Orleans → San Diego via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 24%
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19:58 MSY → 21:45 DFWAA 2158 · American · 1h 48m · 41% on time, 4.8% cancelled
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1h 10m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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22:55 DFW → 23:59 SANAA 2568 · American · 3h 04m · 56% on time, 4.2% cancelled
Total trip 6h 01m, scheduled departure to arrival (San Diego is 2 h behind New Orleans). Times are local. Both flew on 50 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection47%The first flight arrived more than 25 minutes late on 53% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 10m layover.
Arrives on time24%First flight not cancelled (4.8% are) × connection made (47%) × second flight not cancelled (4.2% are) and within 15 minutes (56%).
Total trip6h 01mMSY 19:58 to SAN 23:59, 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.