Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
New Orleans → Atlanta via Charlotte: arrives on time 32%
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18:26 MSY → 21:33 CLTAA 2203 · American · 2h 07m · 44% on time, 2.0% cancelled
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1h 03m layover in Charlotte (CLT) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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22:36 CLT → 23:58 ATLAA 5498 · American, flown by PSA · 1h 22m · 70% on time, 4.2% cancelled
Total trip 4h 32m, scheduled departure to arrival (Atlanta is 1 h ahead of New Orleans). Times are local. Both flew on 39 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection48%The first flight arrived more than 18 minutes late on 52% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 03m layover.
Arrives on time32%First flight not cancelled (2.0% are) × connection made (48%) × second flight not cancelled (4.2% are) and within 15 minutes (70%).
Total trip4h 32mMSY 18:26 to ATL 23:58, 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.