Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Boston → New Orleans via Atlanta: arrives on time 30%
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11:59 BOS → 14:53 ATLF9 3511 · Frontier · 3h 02m · 69% on time, 2.5% cancelled
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49m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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15:42 ATL → 16:26 MSYF9 1371 · Frontier · 1h 43m · 60% on time, 4.9% cancelled
Total trip 5h 26m, scheduled departure to arrival (New Orleans is 1 h behind Boston). Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection54%The first flight arrived more than 4 minutes late on 46% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 49m layover.
Arrives on time30%First flight not cancelled (2.5% are) × connection made (54%) × second flight not cancelled (4.9% are) and within 15 minutes (60%).
Total trip5h 26mBOS 11:59 to MSY 16:26, 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.