Flights Detroit → New Orleans
DTW → MSY
How long is the flight from Detroit to New Orleans?
The flight from Detroit (DTW) to New Orleans (MSY) takes 2h 9m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Detroit to New Orleans operates with a high level of punctuality, with 86% of flights arriving on time. Over the course of the year, an average delay per flight is just 1.9 minutes, and the total number of flights reaches 235. The destination airport sees over eleven million passengers annually, serving them with aircraft such as the Canadair Regional Jet 900, Airbus A319, McDonnell Douglas MD-88, and Canadair Regional Jet 700.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Detroit (DTW) → New Orleans (MSY) route is operated by Air France, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Across 477 flights monitored in recent months, 87% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 4 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.31%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 10.4/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At New Orleans the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Detroit the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to New Orleans: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Detroit (DTW) to New Orleans (MSY) heads south-west for about 1,493 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 9m.
Departures from Detroit on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 53% of DTW-MSY flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Detroit the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into New Orleans it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 477 tracked DTW-MSY flights, 87% left on time with an average delay of 4 min and a 2.3% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 85% | 1 min | 0.8% |
| Air France (AF) | 82% | 28 min | 0.0% |
| KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KL) | 82% | 19 min | 5.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about DTW-MSY
The flight from Detroit (DTW) to New Orleans (MSY) takes 2h 9m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Detroit (DTW) -> New Orleans (MSY) route, on-time performance is 87% with an average delay of 4 minutes, based on 477 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Detroit-New Orleans is 2.31% across 477 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: Air France, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
