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

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

  1. 05:35 HOU → 06:45 MSY
    WN 2049 · Southwest · 1h 10m · 95% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 3h 25m layover in New Orleans (MSY) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 10:10 MSY → 14:13 EWR
    UA 2172 · United · 3h 03m · 92% on time, 1.0% cancelled

Total trip 7h 38m, scheduled departure to arrival (Newark is 1 h ahead of Houston). Times are local. Both flew on 40 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection98%The first flight arrived more than 115 minutes late on 2% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 3h 25m layover.
Arrives on time89%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (98%) × second flight not cancelled (1.0% are) and within 15 minutes (92%).
Total trip7h 38mHOU 05:35 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.