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

San Francisco → New Orleans via Detroit: arrives on time 82%

  1. 05:40 SFO → 13:13 DTW
    DL 772 · Delta · 4h 33m · 93% on time, 0.3% cancelled
  2. 1h 10m layover in Detroit (DTW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 14:23 DTW → 15:57 MSY
    DL 1652 · Delta · 2h 34m · 86% on time, 1.2% cancelled

Total trip 8h 17m, scheduled departure to arrival (New Orleans is 2 h ahead of San Francisco). Times are local. Both flew on 49 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection96%The first flight arrived more than 25 minutes late on 4% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 10m layover.
Arrives on time82%First flight not cancelled (0.3% are) × connection made (96%) × second flight not cancelled (1.2% are) and within 15 minutes (86%).
Total trip8h 17mSFO 05:40 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.