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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 66%

  1. 17:29 MSY → 20:03 ATL
    DL 3146 · Delta · 1h 34m · 84% on time, 3.6% cancelled
  2. 2h 56m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 22:59 ATL → 00:59 DTW +1 day
    DL 2940 · Delta · 2h 00m · 73% on time, 0.8% cancelled

Total trip 6h 30m, scheduled departure to arrival (Detroit is 1 h ahead of New Orleans). Times are local. Both flew on 0 of the last 56 days, too few to list among the best connections.

Makes the connection95%The first flight arrived more than 131 minutes late on 5% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 56m layover.
Arrives on time66%First flight not cancelled (3.6% are) × connection made (95%) × second flight not cancelled (0.8% are) and within 15 minutes (73%).
Total trip6h 30mMSY 17:29 to DTW 00:59, 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.