tailodds FORECAST
Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Washington → New Orleans via Dallas: arrives on time 22%

  1. 17:20 DCA → 19:30 DAL
    WN 1403 · Southwest · 3h 10m · 27% on time, 4.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 20m layover in Dallas (DAL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 20:50 DAL → 22:15 MSY
    WN 2134 · Southwest · 1h 25m · 44% on time, 2.4% cancelled

Total trip 5h 55m, scheduled departure to arrival (New Orleans is 1 h behind Washington). Times are local. Both flew on 40 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection54%The first flight arrived more than 35 minutes late on 46% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 20m layover.
Arrives on time22%First flight not cancelled (4.0% are) × connection made (54%) × second flight not cancelled (2.4% are) and within 15 minutes (44%).
Total trip5h 55mDCA 17:20 to MSY 22:15, 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.