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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 76%

  1. 07:28 MSY → 09:59 ATL
    DL 2522 · Delta · 1h 31m · 90% on time, 0.8% cancelled
  2. 1h 01m 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 4h 28m, scheduled departure to arrival (Detroit is 1 h ahead of New Orleans). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection90%The first flight arrived more than 16 minutes late on 10% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 01m layover.
Arrives on time76%First flight not cancelled (0.8% are) × connection made (90%) × second flight not cancelled (0.3% are) and within 15 minutes (85%).
Total trip4h 28mMSY 07:28 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.