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

New Orleans → San Francisco via Houston: arrives on time 76%

  1. 12:07 MSY → 13:26 IAH
    UA 2253 · United · 1h 19m · 80% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 2h 04m layover in Houston (IAH) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 15:30 IAH → 17:35 SFO
    UA 589 · United · 4h 05m · 80% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 7h 28m, scheduled departure to arrival (San Francisco is 2 h behind New Orleans). Times are local. Both flew on 54 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection95%The first flight arrived more than 79 minutes late on 5% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 04m layover.
Arrives on time76%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (95%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (80%).
Total trip7h 28mMSY 12:07 to SFO 17:35, 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.