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

Newark → New Orleans via Houston: arrives on time 78%

  1. 14:12 EWR → 17:10 IAH
    UA 2690 · United · 3h 58m · 81% on time, 0.7% cancelled
  2. 3h 20m layover in Houston (IAH) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 20:30 IAH → 21:49 MSY
    UA 1696 · United · 1h 19m · 81% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 8h 37m, scheduled departure to arrival (New Orleans is 1 h behind Newark). Times are local. Both flew on 36 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 155 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 20m layover.
Arrives on time78%First flight not cancelled (0.7% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (81%).
Total trip8h 37mEWR 14:12 to MSY 21:49, 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.