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

Austin → Washington via New Orleans: arrives on time 86%

  1. 05:10 AUS → 06:35 MSY
    WN 4942 · Southwest · 1h 25m · 93% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 55m layover in New Orleans (MSY) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 07:30 MSY → 11:00 DCA
    WN 222 · Southwest · 2h 30m · 92% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 4h 50m, scheduled departure to arrival (Washington is 1 h ahead of Austin). Times are local. Both flew on 23 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection93%The first flight arrived more than 10 minutes late on 7% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 55m layover.
Arrives on time86%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (93%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (92%).
Total trip4h 50mAUS 05:10 to DCA 11:00, layover included

Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.