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

New Orleans → Dulles via Chicago: arrives on time 82%

  1. 06:30 MSY → 09:12 ORD
    UA 2420 · United · 2h 42m · 86% on time, 5.4% cancelled
  2. 1h 55m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 11:07 ORD → 14:12 IAD
    UA 1869 · United · 2h 05m · 89% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 6h 42m, scheduled departure to arrival (Dulles is 1 h ahead of New Orleans). Times are local. Both flew on 37 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 70 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 55m layover.
Arrives on time82%First flight not cancelled (5.4% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (89%).
Total trip6h 42mMSY 06:30 to IAD 14:12, 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.