Flights New Orleans → Detroit
MSY → DTW
Route overview
The flight route from New Orleans to Detroit operates with an average on-time performance of 85%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of just six minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees around 236 total flights using various aircraft models including Canadair Regional Jet 900s, Airbus A319s, Canadair Regional Jet 700s, and McDonnell Douglas MD-88s, serving a destination airport that handles approximately 28,160,572 passengers annually.
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 New Orleans (MSY) → Detroit (DTW) route is operated by Air France, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Across 295 flights monitored in recent months, 84% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 8 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.36%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 15.2/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Detroit the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from New Orleans the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Detroit: what to expect in this direction
Flying from New Orleans (MSY) to Detroit (DTW) heads north-east for about 1,493 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 17m.
Departures from New Orleans on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 73% of MSY-DTW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing New Orleans the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Detroit it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 295 tracked MSY-DTW flights, 84% left on time with an average delay of 8 min and a 1.4% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KL) | 84% | 20 min | 0.0% |
| Air France (AF) | 82% | 18 min | 3.3% |
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
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Frequently asked questions about MSY-DTW
On the New Orleans (MSY) -> Detroit (DTW) route, on-time performance is 84% with an average delay of 8 minutes, based on 295 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on New Orleans-Detroit is 1.36% across 295 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.
