Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
New York → New Orleans via Atlanta: arrives on time 65%
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19:00 JFK → 21:59 ATLDL 962 · Delta · 2h 59m · 80% on time, 2.9% cancelled
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1h 11m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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23:10 ATL → 23:43 MSYDL 2224 · Delta · 1h 34m · 83% on time, 1.8% cancelled
Total trip 5h 44m, scheduled departure to arrival (New Orleans is 1 h behind New York). Times are local. Both flew on 40 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection82%The first flight arrived more than 26 minutes late on 18% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 11m layover.
Arrives on time65%First flight not cancelled (2.9% are) × connection made (82%) × second flight not cancelled (1.8% are) and within 15 minutes (83%).
Total trip5h 44mJFK 19:00 to MSY 23:43, 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.