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

Fort Lauderdale → New Orleans via Atlanta: arrives on time 56%

  1. 11:05 FLL → 12:54 ATL
    DL 1094 · Delta · 1h 50m · 81% on time, 2.5% cancelled
  2. 51m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 13:45 ATL → 14:17 MSY
    DL 3157 · Delta · 1h 35m · 83% on time, 1.8% cancelled

Total trip 4h 15m, scheduled departure to arrival (New Orleans is 1 h behind Fort Lauderdale). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection71%The first flight arrived more than 6 minutes late on 29% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 51m layover.
Arrives on time56%First flight not cancelled (2.5% are) × connection made (71%) × second flight not cancelled (1.8% are) and within 15 minutes (83%).
Total trip4h 15mFLL 11:05 to MSY 14:17, 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.