Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
New Orleans → Dallas-Fort Worth via Atlanta: arrives on time 18%
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17:16 MSY → 20:10 ATLF9 2972 · Frontier · 1h 53m · 41% on time, 5.1% cancelled
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54m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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21:04 ATL → 22:42 DFWF9 3097 · Frontier · 2h 39m · 50% on time, 2.7% cancelled
Total trip 5h 27m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 47 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection38%The first flight arrived more than 9 minutes late on 62% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 54m layover.
Arrives on time18%First flight not cancelled (5.1% are) × connection made (38%) × second flight not cancelled (2.7% are) and within 15 minutes (50%).
Total trip5h 27mMSY 17:16 to DFW 22:42, 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.