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

New Orleans → San Diego via Dulles: arrives on time 80%

  1. 12:17 MSY → 15:50 IAD
    UA 2497 · United · 2h 33m · 92% on time, 1.1% cancelled
  2. 2h 10m layover in Dulles (IAD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 18:00 IAD → 20:23 SAN
    UA 2054 · United · 5h 23m · 83% on time, 0.6% cancelled

Total trip 10h 06m, scheduled departure to arrival (San Diego is 2 h behind New Orleans). Times are local. Both flew on 40 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection98%The first flight arrived more than 85 minutes late on 2% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 10m layover.
Arrives on time80%First flight not cancelled (1.1% are) × connection made (98%) × second flight not cancelled (0.6% are) and within 15 minutes (83%).
Total trip10h 06mMSY 12:17 to SAN 20:23, 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.