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

New Orleans → Detroit via Chicago: arrives on time 53%

  1. 12:35 MSY → 15:21 ORD
    AA 4748 · American, flown by Republic · 2h 46m · 88% on time, 2.8% cancelled
  2. 2h 46m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 18:07 ORD → 20:42 DTW
    AA 3500 · American, flown by Envoy · 1h 35m · 61% on time, 8.3% cancelled

Total trip 7h 07m, 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 connection99%The first flight arrived more than 121 minutes late on 1% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 46m layover.
Arrives on time53%First flight not cancelled (2.8% are) × connection made (99%) × second flight not cancelled (8.3% are) and within 15 minutes (61%).
Total trip7h 07mMSY 12:35 to DTW 20:42, 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.