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

Dulles → New Orleans via Atlanta: arrives on time 76%

  1. 17:51 IAD → 19:54 ATL
    DL 1695 · Delta · 2h 08m · 74% on time, 2.0% cancelled
  2. 3h 16m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 23:10 ATL → 23:43 MSY
    DL 2224 · Delta · 1h 34m · 83% on time, 1.8% cancelled

Total trip 6h 53m, scheduled departure to arrival (New Orleans is 1 h behind Dulles). Times are local. Both flew on 33 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection95%The first flight arrived more than 151 minutes late on 5% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 16m layover.
Arrives on time76%First flight not cancelled (2.0% are) × connection made (95%) × second flight not cancelled (1.8% are) and within 15 minutes (83%).
Total trip6h 53mIAD 17:51 to MSY 23:43, 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.