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

New Orleans → Houston via Atlanta: arrives on time 32%

  1. 17:16 MSY → 20:10 ATL
    F9 2972 · Frontier · 1h 53m · 41% on time, 5.1% cancelled
  2. 1h 15m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 21:25 ATL → 22:48 IAH
    F9 4075 · Frontier · 2h 23m · 63% on time, 2.7% cancelled

Total trip 5h 32m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection55%The first flight arrived more than 30 minutes late on 45% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 15m layover.
Arrives on time32%First flight not cancelled (5.1% are) × connection made (55%) × second flight not cancelled (2.7% are) and within 15 minutes (63%).
Total trip5h 32mMSY 17:16 to IAH 22:48, 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.