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 90-minute layover misses 4% of the time at 8 am and 1 time in 4 at 7 pm.

Nonstops


American	MIA	MSY	2h 12m	75%	0.9%	1,439	Flying now
Spirit	MIA	MSY	2h 09m	68%	4.9%	82	Not flying now
Frontier	MIA	MSY	–	50%few flights	0.0%	4	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 Miami). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


United Details →	MIA 06:30 → IAH 08:24UA 2074	3h 31m Houston	IAH 11:55 → MSY 13:14UA 2385	7h 44m	100%	86%
Southwest Details →	MIA 05:25 → MCO 06:30WN 4086	3h 05m Orlando	MCO 09:35 → MSY 10:25WN 2668	6h 00m	96%	84%
United Details →	MIA 16:53 → IAH 18:56UA 1216	3h 19m Houston	IAH 22:15 → MSY 23:26UA 2474	7h 33m	97%	84%
Southwest Details →	MIA 05:10 → HOU 06:45WN 2927	4h 00m Houston	HOU 10:45 → MSY 12:00WN 2051	7h 50m	97%	83%
Delta Details →	MIA 06:00 → ATL 08:05DL 1249	3h 00m Atlanta	ATL 11:05 → MSY 11:42DL 2542	6h 42m	99%	82%
United Details →	MIA 07:07 → EWR 10:11UA 1864	2h 22m Newark	EWR 12:33 → MSY 14:44UA 2468	8h 37m	98%	81%
Delta Details →	MIA 08:17 → ATL 10:20DL 1261	3h 25m Atlanta	ATL 13:45 → MSY 14:17DL 3157	7h 03m	99%	80%
American Details →	MIA 05:25 → DFW 07:40AA 1226	1h 23m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 09:03 → MSY 10:35AA 2166	6h 10m	96%	78%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	MIA 16:10 → ORD 18:53UA 2106	1h 18m Chicago	ORD 20:11 → MSY 22:46UA 1761	7h 36m	74%	44%
American Details →	MIA 16:39 → DFW 19:04AA 2823	56m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 20:00 → MSY 21:31AA 1455	5h 52m	55%	30%
American Details →	MIA 13:30 → CLT 15:48AA 2297	46m Charlotte	CLT 16:34 → MSY 17:41AA 2203	5h 09m	65%	30%

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

CLT · 1h 01m · leaves 08:40 3%

DCA · 1h 07m · leaves 08:02 6%

IAH · 1h 13m · leaves 08:48 7%

Afternoon and evening

ORD · 1h 18m · leaves 16:10 26%

CLT · 46m · leaves 13:30 35%

DFW · 56m · leaves 16:39 45%

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.


American AA 2090 MIA 07:35 → MCO Frontier F9 3553 MCO 10:57 → MSY Connection details →	2h 07m	5h 16m	99%	83%
American AA 603 MIA 07:00 → IAH United UA 2385 IAH 11:55 → MSY Connection details →	3h 05m	7h 14m	98%	83%
American AA 512 MIA 07:45 → ATL Delta DL 3157 ATL 13:45 → MSY Connection details →	3h 57m	7h 35m	100%	80%

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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