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

New Orleans → San Francisco via Dulles: arrives on time 81%

  1. 08:00 MSY → 11:33 IAD
    UA 1392 · United · 2h 33m · 93% on time, 0.3% cancelled
  2. 3h 18m layover in Dulles (IAD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 14:51 IAD → 17:38 SFO
    UA 2862 · United · 5h 47m · 82% on time, 0.3% cancelled

Total trip 11h 38m, scheduled departure to arrival (San Francisco is 2 h behind New Orleans). Times are local. Both flew on 39 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection99%The first flight arrived more than 153 minutes late on 1% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 18m layover.
Arrives on time81%First flight not cancelled (0.3% are) × connection made (99%) × second flight not cancelled (0.3% are) and within 15 minutes (82%).
Total trip11h 38mMSY 08:00 to SFO 17:38, 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.