Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
New Orleans → St Louis via Houston: arrives on time 47%
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20:35 MSY → 21:50 HOUWN 4662 · Southwest · 1h 15m · 71% on time, 0.0% cancelled
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50m layover in Houston (HOU) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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22:40 HOU → 00:45 STL +1 dayWN 2087 · Southwest · 2h 00m · 76% on time, 0.0% cancelled
Total trip 4h 05m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 24 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection62%The first flight arrived more than 5 minutes late on 38% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 50m layover.
Arrives on time47%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (62%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (76%).
Total trip4h 05mMSY 20:35 to STL 00:45, 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.