Connection · two tickets · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

New York → New Orleans via Chicago: arrives on time 89%

  1. 06:30 LGA → 08:14 ORD
    AA 462 · American · 2h 46m · 93% on time, 1.1% cancelled
  2. 2h 11m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 10:25 ORD → 12:55 MSY
    UA 1850 · United · 2h 30m · 95% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 7h 25m, scheduled departure to arrival (New Orleans is 1 h behind New York). Times are local. Both flew on 37 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection95%The first flight arrived more than 41 minutes late on 5% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 2h 11m layover.
Arrives on time89%First flight not cancelled (1.1% are) × connection made (95%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (95%).
Total trip7h 25mLGA 06:30 to MSY 12:55, 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.