Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
New Orleans → San Francisco via Chicago: arrives on time 55%
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06:30 MSY → 09:12 ORDUA 2420 · United · 2h 42m · 86% on time, 5.4% cancelled
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1h 13m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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10:25 ORD → 13:14 SFOUA 543 · United · 4h 49m · 63% on time, 2.0% cancelled
Total trip 8h 44m, scheduled departure to arrival (San Francisco is 2 h behind New Orleans). Times are local. Both flew on 37 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection94%The first flight arrived more than 28 minutes late on 6% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 13m layover.
Arrives on time55%First flight not cancelled (5.4% are) × connection made (94%) × second flight not cancelled (2.0% are) and within 15 minutes (63%).
Total trip8h 44mMSY 06:30 to SFO 13:14, 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.