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

Minneapolis → New Orleans via Chicago: arrives on time 41%

  1. 19:08 MSP → 20:38 MDW
    WN 4115 · Southwest · 1h 30m · 68% on time, 6.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 02m layover in Chicago (MDW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 21:40 MDW → 23:40 MSY
    WN 2836 · Southwest · 2h 15m · 66% on time, 6.0% cancelled

Total trip 4h 47m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection70%The first flight arrived more than 17 minutes late on 30% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 02m layover.
Arrives on time41%First flight not cancelled (6.0% are) × connection made (70%) × second flight not cancelled (6.0% are) and within 15 minutes (66%).
Total trip4h 47mMSP 19:08 to MSY 23:40, 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.