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Connection · two tickets · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Detroit → New Orleans via Houston: arrives on time 84%

  1. 16:15 DTW → 18:20 IAH
    DL 1529 · Delta · 3h 01m · 70% on time, 0.5% cancelled
  2. 3h 55m layover in Houston (IAH) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 22:15 IAH → 23:26 MSY
    UA 2474 · United · 1h 11m · 86% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 8h 11m, scheduled departure to arrival (New Orleans is 1 h behind Detroit). Times are local. Both flew on 54 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection98%The first flight arrived more than 145 minutes late on 2% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 3h 55m layover.
Arrives on time84%First flight not cancelled (0.5% are) × connection made (98%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (86%).
Total trip8h 11mDTW 16:15 to MSY 23:26, 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.