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

New Orleans → Seattle via Minneapolis: arrives on time 79%

  1. 16:30 MSY → 19:15 MSP
    DL 2695 · Delta · 2h 45m · 84% on time, 2.5% cancelled
  2. 2h 53m layover in Minneapolis (MSP) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 22:08 MSP → 23:58 SEA
    DL 505 · Delta · 3h 50m · 83% on time, 1.0% cancelled

Total trip 9h 28m, scheduled departure to arrival (Seattle is 2 h behind New Orleans). Times are local. Both flew on 43 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection98%The first flight arrived more than 128 minutes late on 2% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 53m layover.
Arrives on time79%First flight not cancelled (2.5% are) × connection made (98%) × second flight not cancelled (1.0% are) and within 15 minutes (83%).
Total trip9h 28mMSY 16:30 to SEA 23:58, 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.