Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
New Orleans → Newark via Chicago: arrives on time 70%
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06:30 MSY → 09:12 ORDUA 2420 · United · 2h 42m · 86% on time, 5.4% cancelled
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2h 59m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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12:11 ORD → 15:39 EWRUA 606 · United · 2h 28m · 78% on time, 2.5% cancelled
Total trip 8h 09m, scheduled departure to arrival (Newark 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 134 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 59m layover.
Arrives on time70%First flight not cancelled (5.4% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (2.5% are) and within 15 minutes (78%).
Total trip8h 09mMSY 06:30 to EWR 15:39, 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.