Itineraries flown on 20+ days in the Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 schedule · each leg’s record Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Connect in the morning. The same 75-minute layover misses 4% of the time at 10 am and 18% of the time at 5 pm.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Delta	MSY	DTW	2h 32m	85%	1.9%	628	Flying now
Spirit	MSY	DTW	2h 27m	81%	0.0%	159	Not flying now
Frontier	MSY	DTW	2h 33m	73%few flights	4.3%	23	Not flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Detroit on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Detroit is 1 h ahead of New Orleans). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


American Details →	MSY 09:58 → MIA 12:58AA 2168	2h 06m Miami	MIA 15:04 → DTW 18:27AA 3358 · flown by Envoy	7h 29m	97%	89%
United Details →	MSY 05:15 → IAH 06:34UA 2744	3h 11m Houston	IAH 09:45 → DTW 13:42UA 4064 · flown by Mesa	7h 27m	99%	89%
United Details →	MSY 09:53 → IAH 11:12UA 2105	2h 46m Houston	IAH 13:58 → DTW 17:59UA 6131 · flown by Mesa	7h 06m	98%	87%
Delta Details →	MSY 05:20 → ATL 07:53DL 1547	3h 07m Atlanta	ATL 11:00 → DTW 12:55DL 1240	6h 36m	99%	83%
Delta Details →	MSY 07:28 → ATL 09:59DL 2522	3h 48m Atlanta	ATL 13:47 → DTW 15:43DL 1031	7h 14m	99%	83%
American Details →	MSY 06:53 → CLT 10:00AA 1266	1h 15m Charlotte	CLT 11:15 → DTW 13:01AA 1781	5h 08m	96%	77%
Delta Details →	MSY 10:35 → ATL 13:05DL 1424	2h 23m Atlanta	ATL 15:28 → DTW 17:28DL 1005	5h 53m	98%	76%
Delta Details →	MSY 15:22 → ATL 18:01DL 3157	3h 52m Atlanta	ATL 21:53 → DTW 23:57DL 651	7h 35m	98%	75%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	MSY 16:41 → PHL 20:39AA 2061	1h 25m Philadelphia	PHL 22:04 → DTW 23:59AA 5169 · flown by PSA	6h 18m	72%	51%
Delta Details →	MSY 11:50 → LGA 15:57DL 2461	1h 03m New York	LGA 17:00 → DTW 19:15DL 999	6h 25m	74%	50%
Delta Details →	MSY 17:07 → ATL 19:45DL 924	1h 06m Atlanta	ATL 20:51 → DTW 22:54DL 1232	4h 47m	60%	41%

Same layover, different day-part

How often the first flight arrives too late to connect (45 min minimum), for one-ticket layovers of 45–80 minutes.

Morning

CLT · 1h 15m · leaves 06:53 4%

ATL · 1h 01m · leaves 07:28 10%

BNA · 50m · leaves 07:45 28%

Afternoon and evening

CLT · 1h 18m · leaves 18:26 43%

IAH · 48m · leaves 17:35 52%

BNA · 47m · leaves 15:00 87%

Delays build through the day, so an afternoon first leg eats the layover. A short connection is fine early in the morning and a gamble later on.

Mixing airlines

One ticketMiss it and the airline rebooks you; bags go through. 45 min is enough.

Separate ticketsMiss it and you buy a new ticket. Re-check bags, clear security again: we require 90 min.


Southwest WN 2985 MSY 05:50 → BWI Delta DL 1546 BWI 12:32 → DTW Connection details →	3h 12m	7h 18m	99%	86%
United UA 2124 MSY 07:00 → IAH Delta DL 1043 IAH 11:32 → DTW Connection details →	3h 13m	7h 20m	97%	82%
Southwest WN 2407 MSY 10:15 → BNA Delta DL 1557 BNA 14:03 → DTW Connection details →	2h 13m	5h 32m	92%	80%

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Regional partners count as the airline that sells them: SkyWest flying Delta Connection is one Delta ticket.

How these are worked out. Makes the connection: share of the last year’s flights where the first flight arrived with at least 45 minutes to spare (90 on separate tickets). Arrives on time: first flight not cancelled × connection made × second flight not cancelled and arriving within 15 minutes. Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.

About this data: US DOT on-time records, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, all US airlines; regional flights count under the airline that sells them. Schedules (which flights and connections exist, and their times) are as of Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026; seasonal flights outside that window aren’t ranked. Rebuilt monthly. JSON