Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
San Francisco → New Orleans via Houston: arrives on time 75%
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08:55 SFO → 15:07 IAHUA 2498 · United · 4h 12m · 89% on time, 0.0% cancelled
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3h 25m layover in Houston (IAH) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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18:32 IAH → 19:51 MSYUA 2140 · United · 1h 19m · 76% on time, 0.0% cancelled
Total trip 8h 56m, scheduled departure to arrival (New Orleans is 2 h ahead of San Francisco). Times are local. Both flew on 37 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection99%The first flight arrived more than 160 minutes late on 1% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 25m layover.
Arrives on time75%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (99%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (76%).
Total trip8h 56mSFO 08:55 to MSY 19:51, 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.