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

Dulles → New Orleans via Minneapolis: arrives on time 79%

  1. 08:45 IAD → 10:28 MSP
    UA 1998 · United · 2h 43m · 88% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 2h 17m layover in Minneapolis (MSP) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 12:45 MSP → 15:25 MSY
    DL 2695 · Delta · 2h 40m · 85% on time, 2.2% cancelled

Total trip 7h 40m, scheduled departure to arrival (New Orleans is 1 h behind Dulles). Times are local. Both flew on 25 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection95%The first flight arrived more than 47 minutes late on 5% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 2h 17m layover.
Arrives on time79%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (95%) × second flight not cancelled (2.2% are) and within 15 minutes (85%).
Total trip7h 40mIAD 08:45 to MSY 15:25, 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.