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

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

  1. 09:42 IAH → 12:48 ATL
    DL 1585 · Delta · 2h 06m · 78% on time, 4.3% cancelled
  2. 2h 31m 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 15m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 106 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 31m 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 15mIAH 09:42 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.