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

Chicago → New Orleans via Houston: arrives on time 81%

  1. 16:05 ORD → 19:10 IAH
    UA 714 · United · 3h 05m · 74% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 3h 05m layover in Houston (IAH) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 22:15 IAH → 23:26 MSY
    UA 2474 · United · 1h 11m · 86% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 7h 21m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection94%The first flight arrived more than 140 minutes late on 6% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 05m layover.
Arrives on time81%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (94%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (86%).
Total trip7h 21mORD 16:05 to MSY 23:26, 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.