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 16% of the time at 5 pm.

Nonstops


United	MSY	EWR	2h 59m	86%	2.4%	1,192	Flying now
Frontier	MSY	EWR	–	100%few flights	0.0%	5	Not flying now
Spirit	MSY	EWR	2h 58m	55%few flights	0.0%	31	Not flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


Delta Details →	MSY 05:20 → ATL 07:53DL 1547	2h 10m Atlanta	ATL 10:03 → EWR 12:24DL 2401	6h 04m	98%	81%
United Details →	MSY 05:15 → IAH 06:34UA 2744	46m Houston	IAH 07:20 → EWR 11:59UA 1886	5h 44m	90%	78%
United Details →	MSY 14:35 → DEN 16:34UA 2325	2h 36m Denver	DEN 19:10 → EWR 01:04 +1UA 2093	9h 29m	98%	76%
American Details →	MSY 08:00 → MIA 11:04AA 1591	2h 31m Miami	MIA 13:35 → EWR 16:39AA 1823	7h 41m	97%	74%
Delta Details →	MSY 07:28 → ATL 09:59DL 2522	3h 10m Atlanta	ATL 13:09 → EWR 15:24DL 2322	6h 56m	99%	71%
United Details →	MSY 09:53 → IAH 11:12UA 2105	2h 34m Houston	IAH 13:46 → EWR 18:30UA 1397	7h 37m	98%	71%
United Details →	MSY 07:00 → IAH 08:19UA 2124	1h 29m Houston	IAH 09:48 → EWR 14:27UA 2402	6h 27m	90%	70%
United Details →	MSY 06:30 → ORD 09:12UA 2420	2h 59m Chicago	ORD 12:11 → EWR 15:39UA 606	8h 09m	97%	70%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	MSY 13:50 → CLT 16:58AA 2170	1h 23m Charlotte	CLT 18:21 → EWR 20:30AA 1071	5h 40m	68%	45%
United Details →	MSY 17:35 → IAH 19:02UA 2341	53m Houston	IAH 19:55 → EWR 00:37 +1UA 1444	6h 02m	58%	43%

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

ATL · 1h 09m · leaves 06:20 6%

IAD · 1h 02m · leaves 08:00 7%

IAH · 46m · leaves 05:15 10%

Afternoon and evening

MSP · 1h 00m · leaves 16:30 16%

DTW · 1h 06m · leaves 17:02 24%

IAH · 53m · leaves 17:35 42%

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 United UA 2120 MCO 10:22 → EWR Connection details →	2h 32m	7h 05m	98%	85%
Southwest WN 2976 MSY 06:05 → AUS United UA 1499 AUS 10:09 → EWR Connection details →	2h 39m	7h 55m	98%	83%
Southwest WN 2991 MSY 05:10 → DEN United UA 1423 DEN 10:02 → EWR Connection details →	3h 07m	9h 50m	98%	82%

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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