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

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

  1. 08:15 IAD → 10:14 ATL
    UA 2739 · United · 1h 59m · 89% on time, 0.4% cancelled
  2. 3h 31m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 13:45 ATL → 14:17 MSY
    DL 3157 · Delta · 1h 35m · 83% on time, 1.8% cancelled

Total trip 7h 05m, scheduled departure to arrival (New Orleans is 1 h behind Dulles). Times are local. Both flew on 31 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 121 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 3h 31m layover.
Arrives on time79%First flight not cancelled (0.4% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (1.8% are) and within 15 minutes (83%).
Total trip7h 05mIAD 08:15 to MSY 14:17, 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.