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

New Orleans → Seattle via Chicago: arrives on time 55%

  1. 14:25 MSY → 17:04 ORD
    UA 1301 · United · 2h 39m · 66% on time, 5.2% cancelled
  2. 3h 01m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 20:05 ORD → 22:56 SEA
    UA 2820 · United · 4h 51m · 59% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 10h 31m, scheduled departure to arrival (Seattle 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 136 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 01m layover.
Arrives on time55%First flight not cancelled (5.2% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (59%).
Total trip10h 31mMSY 14:25 to SEA 22:56, 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.