Itineraries flown on 20+ days in the Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 schedule · each leg’s record Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Connect in the morning. The same one-hour layover misses 16% of the time at 10 am and 1 time in 3 at 10 pm.

Nonstops


Southwest	DAL	MSY	1h 25m	76%	1.1%	2,289	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach New Orleans on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included. Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Southwest Details →	DAL 06:00 → DEN 07:00WN 1296	1h 00m Denver	DEN 08:00 → MSY 11:45WN 1642	5h 42m	95%	91%
Southwest Details →	DAL 06:00 → HOU 07:10WN 1628	3h 35m Houston	HOU 10:45 → MSY 12:00WN 2051	6h 00m	100%	85%
Delta Details →	DAL 06:05 → ATL 09:15DL 516	1h 50m Atlanta	ATL 11:05 → MSY 11:42DL 2542	5h 37m	96%	80%
Southwest Details →	DAL 06:10 → DCA 10:00WN 3351	1h 35m Washington	DCA 11:35 → MSY 13:10WN 311	7h 00m	98%	74%
Delta Details →	DAL 10:09 → ATL 13:20DL 441	1h 59m Atlanta	ATL 15:19 → MSY 15:57DL 3146	5h 48m	96%	72%
Southwest Details →	DAL 12:00 → MCI 13:30WN 4327	2h 05m Kansas City	MCI 15:35 → MSY 17:35WN 2577	5h 35m	91%	69%
Southwest Details →	DAL 06:05 → MCO 09:45WN 1434	2h 45m Orlando	MCO 12:30 → MSY 13:20WN 964	7h 15m	100%	69%
Delta Details →	DAL 15:59 → ATL 19:14DL 512	2h 53m Atlanta	ATL 22:07 → MSY 22:37DL 2072	6h 39m	97%	69%
Tight connection: often missed
Southwest Details →	DAL 13:25 → SAT 14:30WN 1400	1h 15m San Antonio	SAT 15:45 → MSY 17:20WN 2986	3h 55m	74%	51%
Southwest Details →	DAL 20:30 → HOU 21:40WN 57	55m Houston	HOU 22:35 → MSY 23:45WN 2055	3h 17m	65%	45%
Southwest Details →	DAL 14:25 → DCA 18:15WN 26	55m Washington	DCA 19:10 → MSY 20:50WN 1453	6h 25m	47%	17%

Same layover, different day-part

How often the first flight arrives too late to connect (45 min minimum), for one-ticket layovers of 45–80 minutes.

Morning

DEN · 1h 00m · leaves 06:00 5%

MCO · 1h 20m · leaves 07:30 7%

AUS · 50m · leaves 09:00 10%

Afternoon and evening

ATL · 1h 10m · leaves 18:40 18%

HOU · 55m · leaves 20:30 35%

Delays build through the day, so an afternoon first leg eats the layover. A short connection is fine early in the morning and a gamble later on.

Mixing airlines

One ticketMiss it and the airline rebooks you; bags go through. 45 min is enough.

Separate ticketsMiss it and you buy a new ticket. Re-check bags, clear security again: we require 90 min.


Southwest WN 1261 DAL 06:00 → ATL Delta DL 2542 ATL 11:05 → MSY Connection details →	2h 00m	5h 42m	98%	84%
Southwest WN 4172 DAL 09:00 → AUS Delta DL 4016 AUS 13:29 → MSY Connection details →	3h 29m	6h 13m	100%	79%
Southwest WN 1766 DAL 09:30 → ATL Delta DL 3146 ATL 15:19 → MSY Connection details →	2h 44m	6h 27m	100%	75%

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Regional partners count as the airline that sells them: SkyWest flying Delta Connection is one Delta ticket.

How these are worked out. Makes the connection: share of the last year’s flights where the first flight arrived with at least 45 minutes to spare (90 on separate tickets). Arrives on time: first flight not cancelled × connection made × second flight not cancelled and arriving within 15 minutes. Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.

About this data: US DOT on-time records, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, all US airlines; regional flights count under the airline that sells them. Schedules (which flights and connections exist, and their times) are as of Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026; seasonal flights outside that window aren’t ranked. Rebuilt monthly. JSON