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

Dulles → New Orleans via Newark: arrives on time 80%

  1. 08:29 IAD → 09:55 EWR
    UA 2396 · United · 1h 26m · 89% on time, 2.1% cancelled
  2. 2h 38m layover in Newark (EWR) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 12:33 EWR → 14:44 MSY
    UA 2468 · United · 3h 11m · 83% on time, 0.8% cancelled

Total trip 7h 15m, scheduled departure to arrival (New Orleans is 1 h behind Dulles). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection99%The first flight arrived more than 113 minutes late on 1% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 38m layover.
Arrives on time80%First flight not cancelled (2.1% are) × connection made (99%) × second flight not cancelled (0.8% are) and within 15 minutes (83%).
Total trip7h 15mIAD 08:29 to MSY 14:44, 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.