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

Kansas City → New Orleans via Atlanta: arrives on time 80%

  1. 07:00 MCI → 10:04 ATL
    DL 1212 · Delta · 2h 04m · 94% on time, 1.1% cancelled
  2. 1h 01m 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 42m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection94%The first flight arrived more than 16 minutes late on 6% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 01m layover.
Arrives on time80%First flight not cancelled (1.1% are) × connection made (94%) × second flight not cancelled (1.1% are) and within 15 minutes (87%).
Total trip4h 42mMCI 07:00 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.