Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Seattle → New Orleans via Atlanta: arrives on time 50%
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08:40 SEA → 16:33 ATLDL 797 · Delta · 4h 53m · 69% on time, 1.6% cancelled
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1h 02m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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17:35 ATL → 18:10 MSYDL 3132 · Delta · 1h 35m · 74% on time, 1.4% cancelled
Total trip 7h 30m, scheduled departure to arrival (New Orleans is 2 h ahead of Seattle). Times are local. Both flew on 51 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection70%The first flight arrived more than 17 minutes late on 30% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 02m layover.
Arrives on time50%First flight not cancelled (1.6% are) × connection made (70%) × second flight not cancelled (1.4% are) and within 15 minutes (74%).
Total trip7h 30mSEA 08:40 to MSY 18:10, layover included
Tight connection: often missed. The first flight is late enough to miss it on more than 1 day in 4.
Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.