Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Washington → New Orleans via Miami: arrives on time 33%
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19:10 DCA → 22:00 MIAAA 3244 · American · 2h 50m · 49% on time, 5.6% cancelled
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1h 05m layover in Miami (MIA) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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23:05 MIA → 00:09 MSY +1 dayAA 2552 · American · 2h 04m · 64% on time, 1.2% cancelled
Total trip 5h 59m, scheduled departure to arrival (New Orleans is 1 h behind Washington). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection55%The first flight arrived more than 20 minutes late on 45% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 05m layover.
Arrives on time33%First flight not cancelled (5.6% are) × connection made (55%) × second flight not cancelled (1.2% are) and within 15 minutes (64%).
Total trip5h 59mDCA 19:10 to MSY 00:09, 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.