Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
New Orleans → Detroit via Charlotte: arrives on time 42%
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18:26 MSY → 21:33 CLTAA 2203 · American · 2h 07m · 44% on time, 2.0% cancelled
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1h 18m layover in Charlotte (CLT) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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22:51 CLT → 00:41 DTW +1 dayAA 370 · American · 1h 50m · 76% on time, 1.1% cancelled
Total trip 5h 15m, scheduled departure to arrival (Detroit is 1 h ahead of New Orleans). Times are local. Both flew on 37 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection57%The first flight arrived more than 33 minutes late on 43% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 18m layover.
Arrives on time42%First flight not cancelled (2.0% are) × connection made (57%) × second flight not cancelled (1.1% are) and within 15 minutes (76%).
Total trip5h 15mMSY 18:26 to DTW 00:41, 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.