Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
New Orleans → Denver via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 17%
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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 00m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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22:45 DFW → 23:55 DENAA 662 · American · 2h 10m · 44% on time, 2.5% cancelled
Total trip 4h 57m, scheduled departure to arrival (Denver is 1 h behind New Orleans). Times are local. Both flew on 44 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection41%The first flight arrived more than 15 minutes late on 59% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 00m layover.
Arrives on time17%First flight not cancelled (4.8% are) × connection made (41%) × second flight not cancelled (2.5% are) and within 15 minutes (44%).
Total trip4h 57mMSY 19:58 to DEN 23:55, 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.