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

Philadelphia → New Orleans via Atlanta: arrives on time 70%

  1. 08:05 PHL → 10:12 ATL
    DL 1180 · Delta · 2h 07m · 86% on time, 2.6% cancelled
  2. 53m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 11:05 ATL → 11:42 MSY
    DL 2542 · Delta · 1h 37m · 87% on time, 1.1% cancelled

Total trip 4h 37m, scheduled departure to arrival (New Orleans is 1 h behind Philadelphia). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection84%The first flight arrived more than 8 minutes late on 16% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 53m layover.
Arrives on time70%First flight not cancelled (2.6% are) × connection made (84%) × second flight not cancelled (1.1% are) and within 15 minutes (87%).
Total trip4h 37mPHL 08:05 to MSY 11:42, 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.