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

San Diego → New Orleans via Chicago: arrives on time 67%

  1. 06:40 SAN → 13:09 ORD
    UA 1069 · United · 4h 29m · 88% on time, 1.4% cancelled
  2. 56m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 14:05 ORD → 16:49 MSY
    UA 3658 · United, flown by Republic · 2h 44m · 78% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 8h 09m, scheduled departure to arrival (New Orleans is 2 h ahead of San Diego). Times are local. Both flew on 32 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection87%The first flight arrived more than 11 minutes late on 13% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 56m layover.
Arrives on time67%First flight not cancelled (1.4% are) × connection made (87%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (78%).
Total trip8h 09mSAN 06:40 to MSY 16:49, 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.