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

No clear winner: airlines and hours on this route all land within a few points of 4 in 5 on time.

Nonstops


Delta	MSY	JFK	3h 08m	82%	5.6%	720	Flying now
JetBlue	MSY	JFK	3h 00m	75%	4.6%	415	Flying now
Frontier	MSY	JFK	–	71%few flights	0.0%	7	Not flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach New York on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (New York 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	1h 47m Atlanta	ATL 09:40 → JFK 12:00DL 1034	5h 36m	97%	86%
Delta Details →	MSY 06:20 → ATL 08:54DL 1534	2h 16m Atlanta	ATL 11:10 → JFK 13:29DL 2380	6h 09m	99%	78%
Delta Details →	MSY 07:28 → ATL 09:59DL 2522	4h 00m Atlanta	ATL 13:59 → JFK 16:28DL 1575	8h 00m	99%	75%
Delta Details →	MSY 12:46 → ATL 15:20DL 2542	3h 22m Atlanta	ATL 18:42 → JFK 21:28DL 2398	7h 42m	98%	72%
Delta Details →	MSY 11:20 → DTW 14:50DL 2790	1h 28m Detroit	DTW 16:18 → JFK 18:29DL 2934	6h 09m	95%	71%
American Details →	MSY 06:50 → ORD 09:30AA 237	1h 30m Chicago	ORD 11:00 → JFK 14:38AA 4356 · flown by Republic	6h 48m	90%	70%
American Details →	MSY 06:53 → CLT 10:00AA 1266	1h 45m Charlotte	CLT 11:45 → JFK 13:47AA 2812	5h 54m	97%	68%
American Details →	MSY 05:50 → DFW 07:40AA 468	2h 10m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 09:50 → JFK 14:34AA 1766	7h 44m	94%	67%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	MSY 13:50 → CLT 16:58AA 2170	1h 04m Charlotte	CLT 18:02 → JFK 20:06AA 657	5h 16m	57%	32%
American Details →	MSY 14:07 → DCA 17:46AA 967	54m Washington	DCA 18:40 → JFK 20:20AA 4336 · flown by Republic	5h 13m	51%	31%

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 11m · leaves 07:28 8%

DFW · 1h 20m · leaves 07:43 14%

Afternoon and evening

DFW · 1h 13m · leaves 14:43 24%

CLT · 1h 04m · leaves 13:50 43%

DCA · 54m · leaves 14:07 49%

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 2976 MSY 06:05 → AUS Delta DL 1406 AUS 11:14 → JFK Connection details →	3h 44m	9h 07m	100%	80%
Southwest WN 4663 MSY 05:00 → MCO Delta DL 2049 MCO 11:05 → JFK Connection details →	3h 15m	7h 47m	98%	76%
American AA 386 MSY 06:05 → MIA Delta DL 1520 MIA 11:23 → JFK Connection details →	2h 12m	7h 25m	92%	74%

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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