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

New Orleans → San Diego via Atlanta: arrives on time 66%

  1. 17:29 MSY → 20:03 ATL
    DL 3146 · Delta · 1h 34m · 84% on time, 3.6% cancelled
  2. 1h 25m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 21:28 ATL → 23:00 SAN
    DL 896 · Delta · 4h 32m · 76% on time, 2.2% cancelled

Total trip 7h 31m, scheduled departure to arrival (San Diego is 2 h behind New Orleans). Times are local. Both flew on 0 of the last 56 days, too few to list among the best connections.

Makes the connection92%The first flight arrived more than 40 minutes late on 8% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 25m layover.
Arrives on time66%First flight not cancelled (3.6% are) × connection made (92%) × second flight not cancelled (2.2% are) and within 15 minutes (76%).
Total trip7h 31mMSY 17:29 to SAN 23:00, 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.