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

Houston → Newark via New Orleans: arrives on time 89%

  1. 07:30 IAH → 08:46 MSY
    UA 491 · United · 1h 16m · 92% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 24m layover in New Orleans (MSY) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 10:10 MSY → 14:13 EWR
    UA 2172 · United · 3h 03m · 92% on time, 1.0% cancelled

Total trip 5h 43m, scheduled departure to arrival (Newark is 1 h ahead of Houston). Times are local. Both flew on 43 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 39 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 24m layover.
Arrives on time89%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (1.0% are) and within 15 minutes (92%).
Total trip5h 43mIAH 07:30 to EWR 14:13, 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.