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

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

  1. 12:46 MSY → 15:20 ATL
    DL 2542 · Delta · 1h 34m · 86% on time, 1.1% cancelled
  2. 3h 22m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 18:42 ATL → 21:28 JFK
    DL 2398 · Delta · 2h 46m · 76% on time, 1.4% cancelled

Total trip 7h 42m, scheduled departure to arrival (New York is 1 h ahead of New Orleans). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection98%The first flight arrived more than 157 minutes late on 2% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 22m layover.
Arrives on time72%First flight not cancelled (1.1% are) × connection made (98%) × second flight not cancelled (1.4% are) and within 15 minutes (76%).
Total trip7h 42mMSY 12:46 to JFK 21:28, 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.