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

New Orleans → Washington via Houston: arrives on time 93%

  1. 05:15 MSY → 06:34 IAH
    UA 2744 · United · 1h 19m · 95% on time, 0.3% cancelled
  2. 1h 12m layover in Houston (IAH) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 07:46 IAH → 11:56 DCA
    UA 2047 · United · 3h 10m · 97% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 5h 41m, scheduled departure to arrival (Washington is 1 h ahead of New Orleans). Times are local. Both flew on 36 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection96%The first flight arrived more than 27 minutes late on 4% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 12m layover.
Arrives on time93%First flight not cancelled (0.3% are) × connection made (96%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (97%).
Total trip5h 41mMSY 05:15 to DCA 11:56, 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.