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

Dallas → New Orleans via Washington: arrives on time 17%

14:25 DAL → 18:15 DCA

WN 26 · Southwest · 2h 50m · 47% on time, 12.5% cancelled
55m layover in Washington (DCA) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
19:10 DCA → 20:50 MSY

WN 1453 · Southwest · 2h 40m · 50% on time, 15.8% cancelled

Total trip 6h 25m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 24 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection47%The first flight arrived more than 10 minutes late on 53% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 55m layover.

Arrives on time17%First flight not cancelled (12.5% are) × connection made (47%) × second flight not cancelled (15.8% are) and within 15 minutes (50%).

Total trip6h 25mDAL 14:25 to MSY 20:50, 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.