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

San Diego → New Orleans via Houston: arrives on time 29%

  1. 16:25 SAN → 21:40 HOU
    WN 3212 · Southwest · 3h 20m · 44% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 55m layover in Houston (HOU) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 22:35 HOU → 23:45 MSY
    WN 2055 · Southwest · 1h 12m · 73% on time, 2.9% cancelled

Total trip 5h 22m, scheduled departure to arrival (New Orleans is 2 h ahead of San Diego). Times are local. Both flew on 32 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection41%The first flight arrived more than 10 minutes late on 59% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 55m layover.
Arrives on time29%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (41%) × second flight not cancelled (2.9% are) and within 15 minutes (73%).
Total trip5h 22mSAN 16:25 to MSY 23:45, layover included

Tight connection: often missed. The first flight is late enough to miss it on more than 1 day in 4.

Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.