Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
New Orleans → Detroit via Atlanta: arrives on time 56%
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17:16 MSY → 20:10 ATLF9 2972 · Frontier · 1h 53m · 41% on time, 5.1% cancelled
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2h 25m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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22:35 ATL → 00:40 DTW +1 dayF9 1264 · Frontier · 2h 05m · 72% on time, 1.1% cancelled
Total trip 6h 24m, scheduled departure to arrival (Detroit is 1 h ahead of New Orleans). Times are local. Both flew on 46 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection83%The first flight arrived more than 100 minutes late on 17% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 25m layover.
Arrives on time56%First flight not cancelled (5.1% are) × connection made (83%) × second flight not cancelled (1.1% are) and within 15 minutes (72%).
Total trip6h 24mMSY 17:16 to DTW 00:40, 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.