Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
New Orleans → Dulles via Charlotte: arrives on time 38%
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16:17 MSY → 19:26 CLTAA 2174 · American · 2h 09m · 68% on time, 0.0% cancelled
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1h 05m layover in Charlotte (CLT) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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20:31 CLT → 22:05 IADAA 5549 · American, flown by PSA · 1h 34m · 55% on time, 3.9% cancelled
Total trip 4h 48m, scheduled departure to arrival (Dulles is 1 h ahead of New Orleans). Times are local. Both flew on 26 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection71%The first flight arrived more than 20 minutes late on 29% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 05m layover.
Arrives on time38%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (71%) × second flight not cancelled (3.9% are) and within 15 minutes (55%).
Total trip4h 48mMSY 16:17 to IAD 22:05, 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.