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

New Orleans → New York via Atlanta: arrives on time 63%

  1. 12:46 MSY → 15:20 ATL
    DL 2542 · Delta · 1h 34m · 86% on time, 1.1% cancelled
  2. 3h 40m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 19:00 ATL → 21:25 LGA
    DL 468 · Delta · 2h 25m · 67% on time, 3.3% cancelled

Total trip 7h 39m, scheduled departure to arrival (New York is 1 h ahead of New Orleans). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection98%The first flight arrived more than 175 minutes late on 2% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 40m layover.
Arrives on time63%First flight not cancelled (1.1% are) × connection made (98%) × second flight not cancelled (3.3% are) and within 15 minutes (67%).
Total trip7h 39mMSY 12:46 to LGA 21:25, 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.