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

Dulles → New Orleans via Detroit: arrives on time 85%

11:10 IAD → 12:44 DTW

DL 2884 · Delta · 1h 34m · 90% on time, 0.0% cancelled
1h 39m layover in Detroit (DTW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
14:23 DTW → 15:57 MSY

DL 1652 · Delta · 2h 34m · 86% on time, 1.2% cancelled

Total trip 5h 47m, scheduled departure to arrival (New Orleans is 1 h behind Dulles). Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection100%The first flight arrived more than 54 minutes late on <1% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 39m layover.

Arrives on time85%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (100%) × second flight not cancelled (1.2% are) and within 15 minutes (86%).

Total trip5h 47mIAD 11:10 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.