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

New Orleans → Dallas-Fort Worth via Atlanta: arrives on time 32%

  1. 17:07 MSY → 19:45 ATL
    DL 924 · Delta · 1h 38m · 60% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 05m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 20:50 ATL → 22:11 DFW
    DL 3161 · Delta · 2h 22m · 55% on time, 4.1% cancelled

Total trip 5h 05m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 49 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection60%The first flight arrived more than 20 minutes late on 40% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 05m layover.
Arrives on time32%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (60%) × second flight not cancelled (4.1% are) and within 15 minutes (55%).
Total trip5h 05mMSY 17:07 to DFW 22:11, 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.