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

New York → New Orleans via Houston: arrives on time 78%

  1. 15:38 LGA → 18:46 IAH
    UA 1794 · United · 4h 08m · 62% on time, 2.3% cancelled
  2. 3h 29m layover in Houston (IAH) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 22:15 IAH → 23:26 MSY
    UA 2474 · United · 1h 11m · 86% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 8h 48m, scheduled departure to arrival (New Orleans is 1 h behind New York). Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection93%The first flight arrived more than 164 minutes late on 7% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 29m layover.
Arrives on time78%First flight not cancelled (2.3% are) × connection made (93%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (86%).
Total trip8h 48mLGA 15:38 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.