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

Atlanta → New Orleans via Detroit: arrives on time 80%

  1. 11:00 ATL → 12:55 DTW
    DL 1240 · Delta · 1h 56m · 85% on time, 0.3% cancelled
  2. 1h 28m layover in Detroit (DTW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 14:23 DTW → 15:57 MSY
    DL 1652 · Delta · 2h 34m · 86% on time, 1.2% cancelled

Total trip 5h 57m, scheduled departure to arrival (New Orleans is 1 h behind Atlanta). Times are local. Both flew on 49 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection94%The first flight arrived more than 43 minutes late on 6% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 28m layover.
Arrives on time80%First flight not cancelled (0.3% are) × connection made (94%) × second flight not cancelled (1.2% are) and within 15 minutes (86%).
Total trip5h 57mATL 11:00 to MSY 15:57, 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.