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 50-minute layover misses 1 time in 10 at 12 pm and 1 time in 4 at 4 pm.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


American	PHX	MSY	3h 02m	77%	0.8%	379	Flying now
Southwest	PHX	MSY	2h 50m	70%	0.4%	549	Flying now
Frontier	PHX	MSY	–	75%few flights	0.0%	4	Not flying now

Best connections, any airlines

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 2 h ahead of Phoenix). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


American Details →	PHX 22:00 → MIA 05:22AA 2205	2h 38m Miami	MIA 08:00 → MSY 09:18 +1AA 2168	9h 18m	100%	96%
Delta Details →	PHX 23:59 → ATL 06:39DL 929	2h 19m Atlanta	ATL 08:58 → MSY 09:30 +1DL 1424	7h 34m	99%	88%
Southwest + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	PHX 05:15 → DEN 08:00WN 3259	1h 50m Denver	DEN 09:50 → MSY 13:39UA 2273	6h 24m	98%	87%
Southwest Details →	PHX 23:05 → MCO 06:20WN 4508	3h 15m Orlando	MCO 09:35 → MSY 10:25 +1WN 2668	9h 20m	100%	85%
Southwest Details →	PHX 05:45 → LAS 06:50WN 3281	1h 25m Las Vegas	LAS 08:15 → MSY 13:50WN 2280	6h 05m	100%	85%
Southwest Details →	PHX 05:05 → HOU 09:40WN 4668	1h 05m Houston	HOU 10:45 → MSY 12:00WN 2051	4h 55m	96%	83%
American Details →	PHX 22:48 → CLT 05:43AA 1330	1h 54m Charlotte	CLT 07:37 → MSY 08:38 +1AA 2180	7h 50m	93%	83%
Delta Details →	PHX 06:00 → DTW 12:48DL 947	1h 35m Detroit	DTW 14:23 → MSY 15:57DL 1652	7h 57m	97%	82%
Tight connection: often missed
Southwest Details →	PHX 10:12 → MCI 14:42WN 3290	53m Kansas City	MCI 15:35 → MSY 17:35WN 2577	5h 23m	58%	44%
American Details →	PHX 08:49 → MIA 16:12AA 1184	55m Miami	MIA 17:07 → MSY 18:17AA 2201	7h 28m	40%	20%
Southwest Details →	PHX 15:25 → DEN 18:10WN 3265	55m Denver	DEN 19:05 → MSY 22:48WN 3301	5h 20m	27%	9%

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

HOU · 1h 05m · leaves 05:05 4%

DEN · 58m · leaves 06:00 7%

DCA · 1h 15m · leaves 23:52 8%

Afternoon and evening

CLT · 46m · leaves 08:30 24%

MIA · 55m · leaves 08:49 60%

DEN · 55m · leaves 15:25 73%

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.

The table above includes two-ticket connections (marked “two tickets”), held to the 90-minute minimum. One ticket only →

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