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

Detroit → New Orleans via Chicago: arrives on time 79%

  1. 06:45 DTW → 07:30 ORD
    AA 6465 · American, flown by SkyWest · 1h 45m · 80% on time, 2.2% cancelled
  2. 1h 35m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 09:05 ORD → 11:44 MSY
    AA 4748 · American, flown by Republic · 2h 35m · 90% on time, 2.8% cancelled

Total trip 5h 55m, scheduled departure to arrival (New Orleans is 1 h behind Detroit). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection92%The first flight arrived more than 50 minutes late on 8% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 35m layover.
Arrives on time79%First flight not cancelled (2.2% are) × connection made (92%) × second flight not cancelled (2.8% are) and within 15 minutes (90%).
Total trip5h 55mDTW 06:45 to MSY 11:44, 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.