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

New Orleans → Houston via Atlanta: arrives on time 75%

  1. 06:20 MSY → 08:54 ATL
    DL 1534 · Delta · 1h 35m · 92% on time, 2.2% cancelled
  2. 1h 11m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 10:05 ATL → 11:18 IAH
    DL 1682 · Delta · 2h 13m · 83% on time, 1.5% cancelled

Total trip 4h 58m, 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 26 minutes late on 6% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 11m layover.
Arrives on time75%First flight not cancelled (2.2% are) × connection made (94%) × second flight not cancelled (1.5% are) and within 15 minutes (83%).
Total trip4h 58mMSY 06:20 to IAH 11:18, 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.