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

New Orleans → Detroit via Houston: arrives on time 82%

  1. 07:00 MSY → 08:19 IAH
    UA 2124 · United · 1h 19m · 73% on time, 0.7% cancelled
  2. 3h 13m layover in Houston (IAH) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 11:32 IAH → 15:20 DTW
    DL 1043 · Delta · 2h 48m · 85% on time, 0.8% cancelled

Total trip 7h 20m, scheduled departure to arrival (Detroit is 1 h ahead of New Orleans). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 103 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 3h 13m layover.
Arrives on time82%First flight not cancelled (0.7% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (0.8% are) and within 15 minutes (85%).
Total trip7h 20mMSY 07:00 to DTW 15:20, 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.