Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Fort Lauderdale → New Orleans via Atlanta: arrives on time 43%
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16:46 FLL → 18:54 ATLDL 1413 · Delta · 2h 10m · 61% on time, 2.3% cancelled
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1h 00m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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19:54 ATL → 20:32 MSYDL 1450 · Delta · 1h 38m · 74% on time, 1.4% cancelled
Total trip 4h 46m, 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 connection61%The first flight arrived more than 15 minutes late on 39% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 00m layover.
Arrives on time43%First flight not cancelled (2.3% are) × connection made (61%) × second flight not cancelled (1.4% are) and within 15 minutes (74%).
Total trip4h 46mFLL 16:46 to MSY 20:32, 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.