Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
New Orleans → Chicago via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 26%
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14:43 MSY → 16:30 DFWAA 3721 · American, flown by Envoy · 1h 47m · 64% on time, 1.4% cancelled
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1h 05m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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17:35 DFW → 20:29 ORDAA 1893 · American · 2h 55m · 41% on time, 6.9% cancelled
Total trip 5h 47m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection70%The first flight arrived more than 20 minutes late on 30% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 05m layover.
Arrives on time26%First flight not cancelled (1.4% are) × connection made (70%) × second flight not cancelled (6.9% are) and within 15 minutes (41%).
Total trip5h 47mMSY 14:43 to ORD 20:29, 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.