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

New Orleans → San Diego via Houston: arrives on time 73%

  1. 07:00 MSY → 08:19 IAH
    UA 2124 · United · 1h 19m · 73% on time, 0.7% cancelled
  2. 1h 11m layover in Houston (IAH) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 09:30 IAH → 10:51 SAN
    UA 2491 · United · 3h 21m · 86% on time, 0.3% cancelled

Total trip 5h 51m, 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 connection86%The first flight arrived more than 26 minutes late on 14% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 11m layover.
Arrives on time73%First flight not cancelled (0.7% are) × connection made (86%) × second flight not cancelled (0.3% are) and within 15 minutes (86%).
Total trip5h 51mMSY 07:00 to SAN 10:51, 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.