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

New Orleans → Tampa via Atlanta: arrives on time 65%

  1. 12:46 MSY → 15:20 ATL
    DL 2542 · Delta · 1h 34m · 86% on time, 1.1% cancelled
  2. 3h 02m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 18:22 ATL → 19:54 TPA
    DL 1457 · Delta · 1h 34m · 69% on time, 2.2% cancelled

Total trip 6h 10m, scheduled departure to arrival (Tampa is 1 h ahead of New Orleans). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 137 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 02m layover.
Arrives on time65%First flight not cancelled (1.1% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (2.2% are) and within 15 minutes (69%).
Total trip6h 10mMSY 12:46 to TPA 19:54, 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.