tailodds FORECAST
Connection · two tickets · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Houston → Atlanta via New Orleans: arrives on time 85%

  1. 07:30 IAH → 08:46 MSY
    UA 491 · United · 1h 16m · 92% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 49m layover in New Orleans (MSY) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 10:35 MSY → 13:05 ATL
    DL 1424 · Delta · 1h 31m · 92% on time, 2.3% cancelled

Total trip 4h 36m, scheduled departure to arrival (Atlanta is 1 h ahead of Houston). Times are local. Both flew on 50 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection94%The first flight arrived more than 19 minutes late on 6% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 1h 49m layover.
Arrives on time85%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (94%) × second flight not cancelled (2.3% are) and within 15 minutes (92%).
Total trip4h 36mIAH 07:30 to ATL 13:05, 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.