Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Newark → New Orleans via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 61%

  1. 05:51 EWR → 08:40 DFW
    AA 2728 · American · 3h 49m · 95% on time, 5.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 14m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 09:54 DFW → 11:26 MSY
    AA 2885 · American · 1h 30m · 69% on time, 2.9% cancelled

Total trip 6h 33m, scheduled departure to arrival (New Orleans is 1 h behind Newark). Times are local. Both flew on 54 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 29 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 14m layover.
Arrives on time61%First flight not cancelled (5.0% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (2.9% are) and within 15 minutes (69%).
Total trip6h 33mEWR 05:51 to MSY 11:26, 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.