Connection · two tickets · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

New Orleans → Houston via Atlanta: arrives on time 88%

  1. 05:20 MSY → 07:53 ATL
    DL 1547 · Delta · 1h 33m · 92% on time, 1.0% cancelled
  2. 3h 44m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 11:37 ATL → 12:47 IAH
    UA 425 · United · 2h 10m · 89% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 7h 27m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 35 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection99%The first flight arrived more than 134 minutes late on 1% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 3h 44m layover.
Arrives on time88%First flight not cancelled (1.0% are) × connection made (99%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (89%).
Total trip7h 27mMSY 05:20 to IAH 12:47, 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.