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 20%
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18:01 MSY → 19:55 DFWAA 2194 · American · 1h 54m · 40% on time, 5.8% cancelled
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1h 39m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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21:34 DFW → 22:37 SANAA 1011 · American · 3h 03m · 35% on time, 5.3% cancelled
Total trip 6h 36m, scheduled departure to arrival (San Diego is 2 h behind New Orleans). Times are local. Both flew on 54 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection64%The first flight arrived more than 54 minutes late on 36% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 39m layover.
Arrives on time20%First flight not cancelled (5.8% are) × connection made (64%) × second flight not cancelled (5.3% are) and within 15 minutes (35%).
Total trip6h 36mMSY 18:01 to SAN 22:37, 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.