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

Detroit → New Orleans via Minneapolis: arrives on time 81%

  1. 09:00 DTW → 09:55 MSP
    DL 2258 · Delta · 1h 55m · 87% on time, 1.4% cancelled
  2. 2h 50m layover in Minneapolis (MSP) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 12:45 MSP → 15:25 MSY
    DL 2695 · Delta · 2h 40m · 85% on time, 2.2% cancelled

Total trip 7h 25m, scheduled departure to arrival (New Orleans is 1 h behind Detroit). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection99%The first flight arrived more than 125 minutes late on 1% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 50m layover.
Arrives on time81%First flight not cancelled (1.4% are) × connection made (99%) × second flight not cancelled (2.2% are) and within 15 minutes (85%).
Total trip7h 25mDTW 09:00 to MSY 15:25, 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.