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

New Orleans → Newark via Minneapolis: arrives on time 56%

  1. 16:30 MSY → 19:15 MSP
    DL 2695 · Delta · 2h 45m · 84% on time, 2.5% cancelled
  2. 1h 00m layover in Minneapolis (MSP) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 20:15 MSP → 23:59 EWR
    DL 2846 · Delta · 2h 44m · 73% on time, 5.1% cancelled

Total trip 6h 29m, scheduled departure to arrival (Newark is 1 h ahead of New Orleans). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection84%The first flight arrived more than 15 minutes late on 16% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 00m layover.
Arrives on time56%First flight not cancelled (2.5% are) × connection made (84%) × second flight not cancelled (5.1% are) and within 15 minutes (73%).
Total trip6h 29mMSY 16:30 to EWR 23:59, 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.