Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
New Orleans → Minneapolis via Chicago: arrives on time 25%
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14:25 MSY → 17:04 ORDUA 1301 · United · 2h 39m · 66% on time, 5.2% cancelled
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49m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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17:53 ORD → 19:35 MSPUA 2865 · United · 1h 42m · 54% on time, 3.7% cancelled
Total trip 5h 10m, 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 connection52%The first flight arrived more than 4 minutes late on 48% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 49m layover.
Arrives on time25%First flight not cancelled (5.2% are) × connection made (52%) × second flight not cancelled (3.7% are) and within 15 minutes (54%).
Total trip5h 10mMSY 14:25 to MSP 19:35, layover included
Tight connection: often missed. The first flight is late enough to miss it on more than 1 day in 4.
Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.