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

Boston → New Orleans via Dulles: arrives on time 96%

  1. 05:45 BOS → 07:23 IAD
    UA 1734 · United · 1h 38m · 97% on time, 2.3% cancelled
  2. 1h 17m layover in Dulles (IAD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 08:40 IAD → 10:28 MSY
    UA 4061 · United, flown by Mesa · 2h 48m · 100% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 5h 43m, scheduled departure to arrival (New Orleans is 1 h behind Boston). Times are local. Both flew on 11 of the last 56 days, too few to list among the best connections.

Makes the connection99%The first flight arrived more than 32 minutes late on 1% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 17m layover.
Arrives on time96%First flight not cancelled (2.3% are) × connection made (99%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (100%).
Total trip5h 43mBOS 05:45 to MSY 10:28, 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.