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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 64%

  1. 15:22 MSY → 18:01 ATL
    DL 3157 · Delta · 1h 37m · 76% on time, 1.8% cancelled
  2. 2h 50m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 20:51 ATL → 22:54 DTW
    DL 1232 · Delta · 2h 03m · 68% on time, 0.7% cancelled

Total trip 6h 32m, scheduled departure to arrival (Detroit is 1 h ahead of New Orleans). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 125 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 50m layover.
Arrives on time64%First flight not cancelled (1.8% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (0.7% are) and within 15 minutes (68%).
Total trip6h 32mMSY 15:22 to DTW 22:54, 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.