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

Austin → New Orleans via Houston: arrives on time 15%

  1. 18:45 AUS → 19:45 HOU
    WN 4255 · Southwest · 1h 00m · 32% on time, 2.4% cancelled
  2. 55m layover in Houston (HOU) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 20:40 HOU → 21:55 MSY
    WN 4756 · Southwest · 1h 10m · 68% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 3h 05m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 40 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection22%The first flight arrived more than 10 minutes late on 78% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 55m layover.
Arrives on time15%First flight not cancelled (2.4% are) × connection made (22%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (68%).
Total trip3h 05mAUS 18:45 to MSY 21:55, 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.