Connection · two tickets · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

San Francisco → New Orleans via Atlanta: arrives on time 88%

  1. 21:20 SFO → 05:20 ATL
    UA 1603 · United · 5h 00m · 85% on time, 0.7% cancelled
  2. 3h 38m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 08:58 ATL → 09:30 MSY +1 day
    DL 1424 · Delta · 1h 35m · 92% on time, 2.0% cancelled

Total trip 10h 13m, scheduled departure to arrival (New Orleans is 2 h ahead of San Francisco). Times are local. Both flew on 51 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection98%The first flight arrived more than 128 minutes late on 2% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 3h 38m layover.
Arrives on time88%First flight not cancelled (0.7% are) × connection made (98%) × second flight not cancelled (2.0% are) and within 15 minutes (92%).
Total trip10h 13mSFO 21:20 to MSY 09:30, 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.