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

Dulles → New Orleans via Atlanta: arrives on time 72%

  1. 10:21 IAD → 12:05 ATL
    DL 1324 · Delta · 1h 48m · 85% on time, 4.3% cancelled
  2. 3h 14m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 15:19 ATL → 15:57 MSY
    DL 3146 · Delta · 1h 38m · 79% on time, 2.2% cancelled

Total trip 6h 36m, scheduled departure to arrival (New Orleans is 1 h behind Dulles). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 149 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 14m layover.
Arrives on time72%First flight not cancelled (4.3% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (2.2% are) and within 15 minutes (79%).
Total trip6h 36mIAD 10:21 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.