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

Detroit → New Orleans via Denver: arrives on time 93%

  1. 05:30 DTW → 06:35 DEN
    WN 1778 · Southwest · 3h 05m · 93% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 25m layover in Denver (DEN) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 08:00 DEN → 11:45 MSY
    WN 1642 · Southwest · 2h 42m · 96% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 7h 12m, scheduled departure to arrival (New Orleans is 1 h behind Detroit). Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 40 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 25m layover.
Arrives on time93%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (96%).
Total trip7h 12mDTW 05:30 to MSY 11:45, 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.