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

New Orleans → Detroit via Houston: arrives on time 87%

  1. 09:53 MSY → 11:12 IAH
    UA 2105 · United · 1h 19m · 90% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 2h 46m layover in Houston (IAH) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 13:58 IAH → 17:59 DTW
    UA 6131 · United, flown by Mesa · 3h 01m · 89% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 7h 06m, scheduled departure to arrival (Detroit is 1 h ahead of New Orleans). Times are local. Both flew on 47 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection98%The first flight arrived more than 121 minutes late on 2% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 46m layover.
Arrives on time87%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (98%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (89%).
Total trip7h 06mMSY 09:53 to DTW 17:59, 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.