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 3% of the time at 12 pm and 32% of the time at 7 pm.

Nonstops


American	MSY	DCA	2h 35m	73%	4.1%	1,244	Flying now
Southwest	MSY	DCA	2h 25m	68%	0.9%	704	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Washington on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Washington is 1 h ahead of New Orleans). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


United Details →	MSY 05:15 → IAH 06:34UA 2744	1h 12m Houston	IAH 07:46 → DCA 11:56UA 2047	5h 41m	96%	93%
American Details →	MSY 06:05 → MIA 09:11AA 386	2h 48m Miami	MIA 11:59 → DCA 14:44AA 1606	7h 39m	99%	84%
Delta Details →	MSY 05:20 → ATL 07:53DL 1547	3h 07m Atlanta	ATL 11:00 → DCA 12:42DL 737	6h 22m	99%	78%
United Details →	MSY 07:00 → IAH 08:19UA 2124	1h 28m Houston	IAH 09:47 → DCA 13:57UA 2670	5h 57m	89%	78%
Southwest Details →	MSY 06:10 → TPA 08:45WN 3022	1h 00m Tampa	TPA 09:45 → DCA 12:05WN 4016	4h 55m	91%	77%
American Details →	MSY 06:53 → CLT 10:00AA 1266	1h 14m Charlotte	CLT 11:14 → DCA 12:59AA 5527 · flown by PSA	5h 05m	96%	74%
Southwest Details →	MSY 05:55 → HOU 07:10WN 4547	1h 05m Houston	HOU 08:15 → DCA 12:20WN 1701	5h 25m	89%	74%
American Details →	MSY 05:50 → DFW 07:40AA 468	2h 16m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 09:56 → DCA 13:59AA 1624	7h 08m	94%	73%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	MSY 15:22 → ATL 18:01DL 3157	54m Atlanta	ATL 18:55 → DCA 20:48DL 325	4h 26m	74%	42%
JetBlue Details →	MSY 15:42 → FLL 18:39B6 2722	1h 21m Fort Lauderdale	FLL 20:00 → DCA 22:36B6 2080	5h 54m	68%	37%
Delta Details →	MSY 14:44 → BOS 19:16DL 1328	49m Boston	BOS 20:05 → DCA 22:03DL 5666 · flown by Republic	6h 14m	50%	27%

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

IAH · 1h 12m · leaves 05:15 4%

CLT · 1h 14m · leaves 06:53 4%

EWR · 56m · leaves 06:00 6%

Afternoon and evening

BOS · 49m · leaves 14:44 50%

IAH · 48m · leaves 17:35 52%

CLT · 55m · leaves 18:26 64%

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 4663 MSY 05:00 → MCO American AA 2088 MCO 10:40 → DCA Connection details →	2h 50m	6h 59m	98%	88%
Southwest WN 3011 MSY 07:05 → MCO American AA 2104 MCO 12:13 → DCA Connection details →	2h 18m	6h 26m	98%	74%
Delta DL 1547 MSY 05:20 → ATL American AA 3976 ATL 10:57 → DCA Connection details →	3h 04m	6h 35m	99%	71%

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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