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

New Orleans → Boston via Houston: arrives on time 87%

  1. 05:15 MSY → 06:34 IAH
    UA 2744 · United · 1h 19m · 95% on time, 0.3% cancelled
  2. 56m layover in Houston (IAH) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 07:30 IAH → 12:28 BOS
    UA 1977 · United · 3h 58m · 94% on time, 1.1% cancelled

Total trip 6h 13m, scheduled departure to arrival (Boston is 1 h ahead of New Orleans). Times are local. Both flew on 54 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection93%The first flight arrived more than 11 minutes late on 7% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 56m layover.
Arrives on time87%First flight not cancelled (0.3% are) × connection made (93%) × second flight not cancelled (1.1% are) and within 15 minutes (94%).
Total trip6h 13mMSY 05:15 to BOS 12:28, 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.