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

New Orleans → Chicago via Houston: arrives on time 75%

  1. 05:55 MSY → 07:10 HOU
    WN 4547 · Southwest · 1h 15m · 89% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 00m layover in Houston (HOU) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 08:10 HOU → 10:40 MDW
    WN 1294 · Southwest · 2h 30m · 84% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 4h 45m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 24 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection89%The first flight arrived more than 15 minutes late on 11% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 00m layover.
Arrives on time75%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (89%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (84%).
Total trip4h 45mMSY 05:55 to MDW 10:40, 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.