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

New Orleans → Kansas City via Chicago: arrives on time 73%

  1. 06:30 MSY → 09:12 ORD
    UA 2420 · United · 2h 42m · 86% on time, 5.4% cancelled
  2. 3h 28m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 12:40 ORD → 14:20 MCI
    UA 561 · United · 1h 40m · 80% on time, 0.9% cancelled

Total trip 7h 50m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 37 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 163 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 28m layover.
Arrives on time73%First flight not cancelled (5.4% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (0.9% are) and within 15 minutes (80%).
Total trip7h 50mMSY 06:30 to MCI 14:20, 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.