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

Atlanta → New Orleans via Chicago: arrives on time 83%

  1. 07:25 ATL → 08:35 ORD
    DL 1178 · Delta · 2h 10m · 88% on time, 2.4% cancelled
  2. 1h 50m 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 6h 30m, scheduled departure to arrival (New Orleans is 1 h behind Atlanta). Times are local. Both flew on 26 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection90%The first flight arrived more than 20 minutes late on 10% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 1h 50m layover.
Arrives on time83%First flight not cancelled (2.4% are) × connection made (90%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (95%).
Total trip6h 30mATL 07:25 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.