Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

New Orleans → San Diego via Chicago: arrives on time 64%

  1. 12:56 MSY → 15:39 ORD
    AA 4040 · American, flown by Envoy · 2h 43m · 81% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 2h 10m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 17:49 ORD → 20:20 SAN
    AA 1543 · American · 4h 31m · 68% on time, 2.9% cancelled

Total trip 9h 24m, scheduled departure to arrival (San Diego is 2 h behind New Orleans). Times are local. Both flew on 0 of the last 56 days, too few to list among the best connections.

Makes the connection96%The first flight arrived more than 85 minutes late on 4% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 10m layover.
Arrives on time64%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (96%) × second flight not cancelled (2.9% are) and within 15 minutes (68%).
Total trip9h 24mMSY 12:56 to SAN 20:20, layover included

Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.