Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
New York → New Orleans via Atlanta: arrives on time 51%
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16:00 LGA → 18:48 ATLDL 969 · Delta · 2h 48m · 70% on time, 3.4% cancelled
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1h 06m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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19:54 ATL → 20:32 MSYDL 1450 · Delta · 1h 38m · 74% on time, 1.4% cancelled
Total trip 5h 32m, scheduled departure to arrival (New Orleans is 1 h behind New York). Times are local. Both flew on 49 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection72%The first flight arrived more than 21 minutes late on 28% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 06m layover.
Arrives on time51%First flight not cancelled (3.4% are) × connection made (72%) × second flight not cancelled (1.4% are) and within 15 minutes (74%).
Total trip5h 32mLGA 16:00 to MSY 20:32, 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.