Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
New Orleans → San Francisco via Detroit: arrives on time 64%
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11:20 MSY → 14:50 DTWDL 2790 · Delta · 2h 29m · 85% on time, 2.5% cancelled
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1h 29m layover in Detroit (DTW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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16:19 DTW → 18:13 SFODL 442 · Delta · 4h 54m · 69% on time, 0.3% cancelled
Total trip 8h 53m, scheduled departure to arrival (San Francisco is 2 h behind New Orleans). Times are local. Both flew on 49 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection95%The first flight arrived more than 44 minutes late on 5% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 29m layover.
Arrives on time64%First flight not cancelled (2.5% are) × connection made (95%) × second flight not cancelled (0.3% are) and within 15 minutes (69%).
Total trip8h 53mMSY 11:20 to SFO 18:13, 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.