Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
New Orleans → Austin via Denver: arrives on time 18%
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17:40 MSY → 19:45 DENWN 1743 · Southwest · 3h 05m · 30% on time, 0.0% cancelled
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1h 05m layover in Denver (DEN) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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20:50 DEN → 00:10 AUS +1 dayWN 1481 · Southwest · 2h 15m · 47% on time, 0.0% cancelled
Total trip 6h 25m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection39%The first flight arrived more than 20 minutes late on 61% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 05m layover.
Arrives on time18%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (39%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (47%).
Total trip6h 25mMSY 17:40 to AUS 00:10, 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.