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

New Orleans → Newark via Houston: arrives on time 70%

  1. 07:00 MSY → 08:19 IAH
    UA 2124 · United · 1h 19m · 73% on time, 0.7% cancelled
  2. 1h 29m layover in Houston (IAH) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 09:48 IAH → 14:27 EWR
    UA 2402 · United · 3h 39m · 79% on time, 0.5% cancelled

Total trip 6h 27m, scheduled departure to arrival (Newark is 1 h ahead of New Orleans). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection90%The first flight arrived more than 44 minutes late on 10% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 29m layover.
Arrives on time70%First flight not cancelled (0.7% are) × connection made (90%) × second flight not cancelled (0.5% are) and within 15 minutes (79%).
Total trip6h 27mMSY 07:00 to EWR 14:27, 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.