Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
New Orleans → Washington via Houston: arrives on time 33%
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17:35 MSY → 19:02 IAHUA 2341 · United · 1h 27m · 72% on time, 0.0% cancelled
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48m layover in Houston (IAH) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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19:50 IAH → 23:59 DCAUA 2224 · United · 3h 09m · 70% on time, 0.7% cancelled
Total trip 5h 24m, scheduled departure to arrival (Washington is 1 h ahead of New Orleans). Times are local. Both flew on 32 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection48%The first flight arrived more than 3 minutes late on 52% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 48m layover.
Arrives on time33%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (48%) × second flight not cancelled (0.7% are) and within 15 minutes (70%).
Total trip5h 24mMSY 17:35 to DCA 23:59, layover included
Tight connection: often missed. The first flight is late enough to miss it on more than 1 day in 4.
Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.