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

New Orleans → San Diego via Houston: arrives on time 48%

  1. 15:43 MSY → 17:02 IAH
    UA 313 · United · 1h 19m · 72% on time, 2.7% cancelled
  2. 3h 01m layover in Houston (IAH) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 20:03 IAH → 21:24 SAN
    UA 2407 · United · 3h 21m · 56% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 7h 41m, scheduled departure to arrival (San Diego is 2 h behind New Orleans). Times are local. Both flew on 36 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection89%The first flight arrived more than 136 minutes late on 11% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 01m layover.
Arrives on time48%First flight not cancelled (2.7% are) × connection made (89%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (56%).
Total trip7h 41mMSY 15:43 to SAN 21:24, 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.