Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Detroit → New Orleans via Chicago: arrives on time 74%
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11:00 DTW → 11:29 ORDUA 426 · United · 1h 29m · 70% on time, 1.4% cancelled
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2h 36m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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14:05 ORD → 16:49 MSYUA 3658 · United, flown by Republic · 2h 44m · 78% on time, 0.0% cancelled
Total trip 6h 49m, scheduled departure to arrival (New Orleans is 1 h behind Detroit). Times are local. Both flew on 32 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection96%The first flight arrived more than 111 minutes late on 4% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 36m layover.
Arrives on time74%First flight not cancelled (1.4% are) × connection made (96%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (78%).
Total trip6h 49mDTW 11:00 to MSY 16:49, 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.