Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Houston → New Orleans via Miami: arrives on time 36%
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18:12 IAH → 21:50 MIAAA 1931 · American · 2h 38m · 42% on time, 1.4% cancelled
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1h 15m layover in Miami (MIA) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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23:05 MIA → 00:09 MSY +1 dayAA 2552 · American · 2h 04m · 64% on time, 1.2% cancelled
Total trip 5h 57m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection58%The first flight arrived more than 30 minutes late on 42% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 15m layover.
Arrives on time36%First flight not cancelled (1.4% are) × connection made (58%) × second flight not cancelled (1.2% are) and within 15 minutes (64%).
Total trip5h 57mIAH 18:12 to MSY 00:09, layover included
Tight connection: often missed. The first flight is late enough to miss it on more than 1 day in 4.
Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.