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

New Orleans → Detroit via Atlanta: arrives on time 83%

  1. 05:20 MSY → 07:53 ATL
    DL 1547 · Delta · 1h 33m · 92% on time, 1.0% cancelled
  2. 3h 07m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 11:00 ATL → 12:55 DTW
    DL 1240 · Delta · 1h 56m · 85% on time, 0.3% cancelled

Total trip 6h 36m, scheduled departure to arrival (Detroit is 1 h ahead of New Orleans). Times are local. Both flew on 39 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection99%The first flight arrived more than 142 minutes late on 1% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 07m layover.
Arrives on time83%First flight not cancelled (1.0% are) × connection made (99%) × second flight not cancelled (0.3% are) and within 15 minutes (85%).
Total trip6h 36mMSY 05:20 to DTW 12:55, 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.