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

Columbus → Detroit via New York: arrives on time 29%

14:25 CMH → 16:14 LGA

DL 4649 · Delta, flown by Endeavor · 1h 49m · 62% on time, 12.5% cancelled
46m layover in New York (LGA) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
17:00 LGA → 19:15 DTW

DL 999 · Delta · 2h 15m · 74% on time, 3.6% cancelled

Total trip 4h 50m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection46%The first flight arrived more than 1 minutes late on 54% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 46m layover.

Arrives on time29%First flight not cancelled (12.5% are) × connection made (46%) × second flight not cancelled (3.6% are) and within 15 minutes (74%).

Total trip4h 50mCMH 14:25 to DTW 19:15, layover included

Tight connection: often missed. The first flight is late enough to miss it on more than 1 day in 4.

Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.