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

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

  1. 17:29 MSY → 20:03 ATL
    DL 3146 · Delta · 1h 34m · 84% on time, 3.6% cancelled
  2. 2h 47m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 22:50 ATL → 01:31 BOS +1 day
    DL 865 · Delta · 2h 41m · 80% on time, 2.8% cancelled

Total trip 7h 02m, scheduled departure to arrival (Boston is 1 h ahead of New Orleans). Times are local. Both flew on 0 of the last 56 days, too few to list among the best connections.

Makes the connection95%The first flight arrived more than 122 minutes late on 5% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 47m layover.
Arrives on time72%First flight not cancelled (3.6% are) × connection made (95%) × second flight not cancelled (2.8% are) and within 15 minutes (80%).
Total trip7h 02mMSY 17:29 to BOS 01:31, 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.