Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
New Orleans → San Francisco via Houston: arrives on time 78%
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17:35 MSY → 19:02 IAHUA 2341 · United · 1h 27m · 72% on time, 0.0% cancelled
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2h 57m layover in Houston (IAH) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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21:59 IAH → 00:05 SFO +1 dayUA 1609 · United · 4h 06m · 80% on time, 1.2% cancelled
Total trip 8h 30m, scheduled departure to arrival (San Francisco is 2 h behind New Orleans). Times are local. Both flew on 32 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection98%The first flight arrived more than 132 minutes late on 2% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 57m layover.
Arrives on time78%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (98%) × second flight not cancelled (1.2% are) and within 15 minutes (80%).
Total trip8h 30mMSY 17:35 to SFO 00:05, 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.