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

Detroit → New Orleans via Atlanta: arrives on time 76%

  1. 10:25 DTW → 12:25 ATL
    DL 2856 · Delta · 1h 58m · 86% on time, 0.3% cancelled
  2. 2h 54m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 15:19 ATL → 15:57 MSY
    DL 3146 · Delta · 1h 38m · 79% on time, 2.2% cancelled

Total trip 6h 32m, 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 connection98%The first flight arrived more than 129 minutes late on 2% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 54m layover.
Arrives on time76%First flight not cancelled (0.3% are) × connection made (98%) × second flight not cancelled (2.2% are) and within 15 minutes (79%).
Total trip6h 32mDTW 10:25 to MSY 15:57, 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.