Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
New Orleans → Atlanta via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 24%
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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 15m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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21:10 DFW → 00:19 ATL +1 dayAA 2749 · American · 2h 09m · 55% on time, 4.5% cancelled
Total trip 5h 18m, scheduled departure to arrival (Atlanta is 1 h ahead of New Orleans). Times are local. Both flew on 52 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection49%The first flight arrived more than 30 minutes late on 51% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 15m layover.
Arrives on time24%First flight not cancelled (5.8% are) × connection made (49%) × second flight not cancelled (4.5% are) and within 15 minutes (55%).
Total trip5h 18mMSY 18:01 to ATL 00:19, 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.