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

New Orleans → New York via Houston: arrives on time 71%

  1. 07:00 MSY → 08:19 IAH
    UA 2124 · United · 1h 19m · 73% on time, 0.7% cancelled
  2. 2h 34m layover in Houston (IAH) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 10:53 IAH → 15:32 LGA
    DL 2140 · Delta · 3h 41m · 82% on time, 6.3% cancelled

Total trip 7h 34m, scheduled departure to arrival (New York is 1 h ahead of New Orleans). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection94%The first flight arrived more than 64 minutes late on 6% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 2h 34m layover.
Arrives on time71%First flight not cancelled (0.7% are) × connection made (94%) × second flight not cancelled (6.3% are) and within 15 minutes (82%).
Total trip7h 34mMSY 07:00 to LGA 15:32, 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.