Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
New Orleans → Detroit via Chicago: arrives on time 52%
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17:35 MSY → 20:28 ORDUA 3597 · United, flown by Republic · 2h 53m · 90% on time, 6.2% cancelled
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52m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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21:20 ORD → 23:54 DTWUA 3475 · United, flown by Republic · 1h 34m · 76% on time, 2.8% cancelled
Total trip 5h 19m, scheduled departure to arrival (Detroit is 1 h ahead of New Orleans). Times are local. Both flew on 21 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection76%The first flight arrived more than 7 minutes late on 24% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 52m layover.
Arrives on time52%First flight not cancelled (6.2% are) × connection made (76%) × second flight not cancelled (2.8% are) and within 15 minutes (76%).
Total trip5h 19mMSY 17:35 to DTW 23:54, 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.