Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
New Orleans → San Francisco via Chicago: arrives on time 41%
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14:25 MSY → 17:04 ORDUA 1301 · United · 2h 39m · 66% on time, 5.2% cancelled
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3h 00m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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20:04 ORD → 22:57 SFOUA 1495 · United · 4h 53m · 45% on time, 1.4% cancelled
Total trip 10h 32m, scheduled departure to arrival (San Francisco 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 connection97%The first flight arrived more than 135 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 00m layover.
Arrives on time41%First flight not cancelled (5.2% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (1.4% are) and within 15 minutes (45%).
Total trip10h 32mMSY 14:25 to SFO 22:57, 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.