Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
New Orleans → Dulles via Charlotte: arrives on time 32%
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13:50 MSY → 16:58 CLTAA 2170 · American · 2h 08m · 53% on time, 0.0% cancelled
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1h 12m layover in Charlotte (CLT) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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18:10 CLT → 19:34 IADAA 1450 · American · 1h 30m · 53% on time, 5.6% cancelled
Total trip 4h 50m, scheduled departure to arrival (Dulles is 1 h ahead of New Orleans). Times are local. Both flew on 53 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection64%The first flight arrived more than 27 minutes late on 36% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 12m layover.
Arrives on time32%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (64%) × second flight not cancelled (5.6% are) and within 15 minutes (53%).
Total trip4h 50mMSY 13:50 to IAD 19:34, 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.