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

San Francisco → New Orleans via Dulles: arrives on time 91%

  1. 21:30 SFO → 05:53 IAD
    UA 357 · United · 5h 23m · 74% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 2h 47m layover in Dulles (IAD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 08:40 IAD → 10:24 MSY +1 day
    UA 2253 · United · 2h 44m · 92% on time, 0.9% cancelled

Total trip 10h 54m, scheduled departure to arrival (New Orleans is 2 h ahead of San Francisco). Times are local. Both flew on 23 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection100%The first flight arrived more than 122 minutes late on 0% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 47m layover.
Arrives on time91%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (100%) × second flight not cancelled (0.9% are) and within 15 minutes (92%).
Total trip10h 54mSFO 21:30 to MSY 10:24, 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.