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Connection · two tickets · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Detroit → New Orleans via Chicago: arrives on time 88%

  1. 06:45 DTW → 07:30 ORD
    AA 6465 · American, flown by SkyWest · 1h 45m · 80% on time, 2.2% cancelled
  2. 2h 55m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 10:25 ORD → 12:55 MSY
    UA 1850 · United · 2h 30m · 95% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 7h 10m, scheduled departure to arrival (New Orleans is 1 h behind Detroit). Times are local. Both flew on 37 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection96%The first flight arrived more than 85 minutes late on 4% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 2h 55m layover.
Arrives on time88%First flight not cancelled (2.2% are) × connection made (96%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (95%).
Total trip7h 10mDTW 06:45 to MSY 12:55, 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.