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

Cleveland → Boston via Detroit: arrives on time 28%

  1. 19:59 CLE → 21:04 DTW
    DL 4957 · Delta, flown by Endeavor · 1h 05m · 57% on time, 2.1% cancelled
  2. 49m layover in Detroit (DTW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 21:53 DTW → 23:54 BOS
    DL 1187 · Delta · 2h 01m · 71% on time, 2.3% cancelled

Total trip 3h 55m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 47 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection42%The first flight arrived more than 4 minutes late on 58% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 49m layover.
Arrives on time28%First flight not cancelled (2.1% are) × connection made (42%) × second flight not cancelled (2.3% are) and within 15 minutes (71%).
Total trip3h 55mCLE 19:59 to BOS 23:54, 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.