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

New Orleans → New York via Detroit: arrives on time 71%

  1. 11:20 MSY → 14:50 DTW
    DL 2790 · Delta · 2h 29m · 85% on time, 2.5% cancelled
  2. 1h 28m layover in Detroit (DTW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 16:18 DTW → 18:29 JFK
    DL 2934 · Delta · 2h 11m · 79% on time, 3.1% cancelled

Total trip 6h 09m, scheduled departure to arrival (New York is 1 h ahead of New Orleans). Times are local. Both flew on 49 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection95%The first flight arrived more than 43 minutes late on 5% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 28m layover.
Arrives on time71%First flight not cancelled (2.5% are) × connection made (95%) × second flight not cancelled (3.1% are) and within 15 minutes (79%).
Total trip6h 09mMSY 11:20 to JFK 18:29, 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.