Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Dallas-Fort Worth → New Orleans via Houston: arrives on time 62%
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09:46 DFW → 11:03 IAHUA 1586 · United · 1h 17m · 82% on time, 0.5% cancelled
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52m layover in Houston (IAH) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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11:55 IAH → 13:14 MSYUA 2385 · United · 1h 19m · 86% on time, 0.0% cancelled
Total trip 3h 28m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 52 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection72%The first flight arrived more than 7 minutes late on 28% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 52m layover.
Arrives on time62%First flight not cancelled (0.5% are) × connection made (72%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (86%).
Total trip3h 28mDFW 09:46 to MSY 13:14, 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.