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 1 time in 10 at 8 am and 1 time in 3 at 5 pm.

Nonstops


United	EWR	MSY	3h 26m	81%	2.2%	1,192	Flying now
Frontier	EWR	MSY	–	80%few flights	0.0%	5	Not flying now
Spirit	EWR	MSY	3h 20m	55%few flights	3.3%	30	Not 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 (New Orleans is 1 h behind Newark). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


United Details →	EWR 06:00 → ORD 07:42UA 530	2h 43m Chicago	ORD 10:25 → MSY 12:55UA 1850	7h 55m	98%	89%
United Details →	EWR 06:00 → IAD 07:22UA 1366	1h 18m Dulles	IAD 08:40 → MSY 10:24UA 2253	5h 24m	98%	87%
United Details →	EWR 06:30 → DEN 08:45UA 670	1h 05m Denver	DEN 09:50 → MSY 13:39UA 2273	8h 09m	97%	86%
United Details →	EWR 07:05 → IAH 09:50UA 2438	2h 05m Houston	IAH 11:55 → MSY 13:14UA 2385	7h 09m	99%	85%
Delta Details →	EWR 09:39 → DTW 11:33DL 2566	2h 50m Detroit	DTW 14:23 → MSY 15:57DL 1652	7h 18m	99%	82%
United Details →	EWR 15:40 → IAH 18:46UA 2815	3h 29m Houston	IAH 22:15 → MSY 23:26UA 2474	8h 46m	97%	81%
Delta Details →	EWR 06:00 → ATL 08:24DL 2353	2h 41m Atlanta	ATL 11:05 → MSY 11:42DL 2542	6h 42m	95%	79%
United Details →	EWR 14:12 → IAH 17:10UA 2690	3h 20m Houston	IAH 20:30 → MSY 21:49UA 1696	8h 37m	97%	78%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	EWR 18:59 → ATL 21:46DL 2430	1h 24m Atlanta	ATL 23:10 → MSY 23:43DL 2224	5h 45m	68%	48%
American Details →	EWR 19:29 → CLT 21:32AA 1811	1h 24m Charlotte	CLT 22:56 → MSY 23:59AA 608	5h 30m	70%	44%
American Details →	EWR 18:30 → MIA 21:55AA 3119	1h 10m Miami	MIA 23:05 → MSY 00:09 +1AA 2552	6h 39m	75%	44%

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

IAD · 1h 18m · leaves 06:00 2%

DFW · 1h 14m · leaves 05:51 3%

DEN · 1h 05m · leaves 06:30 3%

Afternoon and evening

MIA · 1h 10m · leaves 18:30 25%

ATL · 54m · leaves 16:29 28%

DEN · 47m · leaves 14:40 33%

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.


United UA 1012 EWR 06:00 → ATL Delta DL 2542 ATL 11:05 → MSY Connection details →	2h 42m	6h 42m	100%	84%
American AA 3267 EWR 06:56 → ORD United UA 1850 ORD 10:25 → MSY Connection details →	1h 41m	6h 59m	88%	81%
United UA 593 EWR 07:00 → BOS Delta DL 1398 BOS 11:20 → MSY Connection details →	3h 03m	7h 53m	98%	81%

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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