Connection · two tickets · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Dallas-Fort Worth → Chicago via New Orleans: arrives on time 82%

  1. 12:38 DFW → 14:12 MSY
    AA 3721 · American, flown by Envoy · 1h 34m · 78% on time, 1.4% cancelled
  2. 3h 23m layover in New Orleans (MSY) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 17:35 MSY → 20:28 ORD
    UA 3597 · United, flown by Republic · 2h 53m · 90% on time, 6.2% cancelled

Total trip 7h 50m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 32 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection99%The first flight arrived more than 113 minutes late on 1% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 3h 23m layover.
Arrives on time82%First flight not cancelled (1.4% are) × connection made (99%) × second flight not cancelled (6.2% are) and within 15 minutes (90%).
Total trip7h 50mDFW 12:38 to ORD 20:28, 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.