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

Detroit → New Orleans via Chicago: arrives on time 83%

  1. 05:30 DTW → 05:53 ORD
    UA 3483 · United, flown by Republic · 1h 23m · 85% on time, 4.8% cancelled
  2. 3h 12m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 09:05 ORD → 11:44 MSY
    AA 4748 · American, flown by Republic · 2h 35m · 90% on time, 2.8% cancelled

Total trip 7h 10m, scheduled departure to arrival (New Orleans is 1 h behind Detroit). Times are local. Both flew on 21 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection100%The first flight arrived more than 102 minutes late on 0% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 3h 12m layover.
Arrives on time83%First flight not cancelled (4.8% are) × connection made (100%) × second flight not cancelled (2.8% are) and within 15 minutes (90%).
Total trip7h 10mDTW 05:30 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.