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

New Orleans → San Diego via Houston: arrives on time 81%

  1. 07:00 MSY → 08:19 IAH
    UA 2124 · United · 1h 19m · 73% on time, 0.7% cancelled
  2. 3h 41m layover in Houston (IAH) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 12:00 IAH → 13:21 SAN
    UA 2399 · United · 3h 21m · 83% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 8h 21m, scheduled departure to arrival (San Diego is 2 h behind New Orleans). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection98%The first flight arrived more than 176 minutes late on 2% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 41m layover.
Arrives on time81%First flight not cancelled (0.7% are) × connection made (98%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (83%).
Total trip8h 21mMSY 07:00 to SAN 13:21, 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.