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

Norfolk → Houston via Detroit: arrives on time 50%

  1. 12:37 ORF → 14:43 DTW
    DL 4653 · Delta, flown by Endeavor · 2h 06m · 60% on time, 2.1% cancelled
  2. 1h 37m layover in Detroit (DTW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 16:20 DTW → 18:34 IAH
    DL 1718 · Delta · 3h 16m · 68% on time, 0.8% cancelled

Total trip 6h 59m, scheduled departure to arrival (Houston is 1 h behind Norfolk). Times are local. Both flew on 0 of the last 56 days, too few to list among the best connections.

Makes the connection75%The first flight arrived more than 52 minutes late on 25% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 37m layover.
Arrives on time50%First flight not cancelled (2.1% are) × connection made (75%) × second flight not cancelled (0.8% are) and within 15 minutes (68%).
Total trip6h 59mORF 12:37 to IAH 18:34, 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.