Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Chicago → New Orleans via Dulles: arrives on time 48%
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15:53 ORD → 19:02 IADUA 2437 · United · 2h 09m · 71% on time, 1.6% cancelled
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1h 00m layover in Dulles (IAD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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20:02 IAD → 21:49 MSYUA 2042 · United · 2h 47m · 70% on time, 1.4% cancelled
Total trip 5h 56m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection71%The first flight arrived more than 15 minutes late on 29% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 00m layover.
Arrives on time48%First flight not cancelled (1.6% are) × connection made (71%) × second flight not cancelled (1.4% are) and within 15 minutes (70%).
Total trip5h 56mORD 15:53 to MSY 21:49, layover included
Tight connection: often missed. The first flight is late enough to miss it on more than 1 day in 4.
Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.