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

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

  1. 05:20 MSY → 07:53 ATL
    DL 1547 · Delta · 1h 33m · 92% on time, 1.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 09m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 09:02 ATL → 10:13 ORD
    DL 1147 · Delta · 2h 11m · 80% on time, 2.8% cancelled

Total trip 4h 53m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 38 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection94%The first flight arrived more than 24 minutes late on 6% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 09m layover.
Arrives on time72%First flight not cancelled (1.0% are) × connection made (94%) × second flight not cancelled (2.8% are) and within 15 minutes (80%).
Total trip4h 53mMSY 05:20 to ORD 10:13, 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.