Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
San Francisco → New Orleans via Houston: arrives on time 85%
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23:59 SFO → 06:04 IAHUA 505 · United · 4h 05m · 82% on time, 0.3% cancelled
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1h 26m layover in Houston (IAH) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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07:30 IAH → 08:46 MSY +1 dayUA 491 · United · 1h 16m · 92% on time, 0.0% cancelled
Total trip 6h 47m, scheduled departure to arrival (New Orleans is 2 h ahead of San Francisco). Times are local. Both flew on 50 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection92%The first flight arrived more than 41 minutes late on 8% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 26m layover.
Arrives on time85%First flight not cancelled (0.3% are) × connection made (92%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (92%).
Total trip6h 47mSFO 23:59 to MSY 08:46, 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.