Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Tampa → New Orleans via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 8%
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19:50 TPA → 21:37 DFWAA 3272 · American · 2h 47m · 24% on time, 9.2% cancelled
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53m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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22:30 DFW → 23:58 MSYAA 1472 · American · 1h 28m · 46% on time, 7.1% cancelled
Total trip 5h 08m, scheduled departure to arrival (New Orleans is 1 h behind Tampa). Times are local. Both flew on 49 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection20%The first flight arrived more than 8 minutes late on 80% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 53m layover.
Arrives on time8%First flight not cancelled (9.2% are) × connection made (20%) × second flight not cancelled (7.1% are) and within 15 minutes (46%).
Total trip5h 08mTPA 19:50 to MSY 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.