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

San Francisco → New Orleans via Houston: arrives on time 79%

  1. 00:45 SFO → 06:34 IAH
    UA 604 · United · 3h 49m · 83% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 3h 11m layover in Houston (IAH) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 09:45 IAH → 11:01 MSY
    UA 575 · United · 1h 16m · 79% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 8h 16m, scheduled departure to arrival (New Orleans is 2 h ahead of San Francisco). Times are local. Both flew on 54 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection99%The first flight arrived more than 146 minutes late on 1% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 11m layover.
Arrives on time79%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (99%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (79%).
Total trip8h 16mSFO 00:45 to MSY 11:01, 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.