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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 73%

  1. 12:46 MSY → 15:20 ATL
    DL 2542 · Delta · 1h 34m · 86% on time, 1.1% cancelled
  2. 2h 51m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 18:11 ATL → 20:14 DTW
    DL 1478 · Delta · 2h 02m · 76% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 6h 27m, scheduled departure to arrival (Detroit is 1 h ahead of New Orleans). Times are local. Both flew on 46 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 126 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 51m layover.
Arrives on time73%First flight not cancelled (1.1% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (76%).
Total trip6h 27mMSY 12:46 to DTW 20:14, 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.