Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
New Orleans → Austin via Orlando: arrives on time 19%
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18:40 MSY → 21:30 MCOWN 4311 · Southwest · 1h 50m · 55% on time, 0.0% cancelled
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50m layover in Orlando (MCO) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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22:20 MCO → 23:55 AUSWN 2600 · Southwest · 2h 35m · 50% on time, 3.0% cancelled
Total trip 5h 15m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 31 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection38%The first flight arrived more than 5 minutes late on 62% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 50m layover.
Arrives on time19%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (38%) × second flight not cancelled (3.0% are) and within 15 minutes (50%).
Total trip5h 15mMSY 18:40 to AUS 23:55, 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.