Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
San Francisco → New Orleans via Houston: arrives on time 85%
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12:15 SFO → 18:27 IAHUA 1387 · United · 4h 12m · 78% on time, 0.4% cancelled
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3h 48m layover in Houston (IAH) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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22:15 IAH → 23:26 MSYUA 2474 · United · 1h 11m · 86% on time, 0.0% cancelled
Total trip 9h 11m, scheduled departure to arrival (New Orleans is 2 h ahead of San Francisco). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection100%The first flight arrived more than 183 minutes late on <1% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 48m layover.
Arrives on time85%First flight not cancelled (0.4% are) × connection made (100%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (86%).
Total trip9h 11mSFO 12:15 to MSY 23:26, 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.