Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
New York → New Orleans via Atlanta: arrives on time 71%
-
11:00 JFK → 13:33 ATLDL 1029 · Delta · 2h 28m · 86% on time, 1.7% cancelled
-
1h 46m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
-
15:19 ATL → 15:57 MSYDL 3146 · Delta · 1h 38m · 79% on time, 2.2% cancelled
Total trip 5h 57m, scheduled departure to arrival (New Orleans is 1 h behind New York). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection93%The first flight arrived more than 61 minutes late on 7% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 46m layover.
Arrives on time71%First flight not cancelled (1.7% are) × connection made (93%) × second flight not cancelled (2.2% are) and within 15 minutes (79%).
Total trip5h 57mJFK 11:00 to MSY 15:57, 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.