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 44%

  1. 18:01 MSY → 19:55 DFW
    AA 2194 · American · 1h 54m · 40% on time, 5.8% cancelled
  2. 3h 00m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 22:55 DFW → 23:59 SAN
    AA 2568 · American · 3h 04m · 56% on time, 4.2% cancelled

Total trip 7h 58m, scheduled departure to arrival (San Diego is 2 h behind New Orleans). Times are local. Both flew on 52 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection88%The first flight arrived more than 135 minutes late on 12% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 00m layover.
Arrives on time44%First flight not cancelled (5.8% are) × connection made (88%) × second flight not cancelled (4.2% are) and within 15 minutes (56%).
Total trip7h 58mMSY 18:01 to SAN 23:59, layover included

Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.