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

New Orleans → Minneapolis via Chicago: arrives on time 50%

  1. 14:25 MSY → 17:04 ORD
    UA 1301 · United · 2h 39m · 66% on time, 5.2% cancelled
  2. 2h 53m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 19:57 ORD → 21:41 MSP
    UA 2005 · United · 1h 44m · 58% on time, 4.0% cancelled

Total trip 7h 16m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 0 of the last 56 days, too few to list among the best connections.

Makes the connection95%The first flight arrived more than 128 minutes late on 5% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 53m layover.
Arrives on time50%First flight not cancelled (5.2% are) × connection made (95%) × second flight not cancelled (4.0% are) and within 15 minutes (58%).
Total trip7h 16mMSY 14:25 to MSP 21:41, 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.