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

Birmingham → Detroit via New York: arrives on time 72%

  1. 06:00 BHM → 09:29 LGA
    DL 4977 · Delta, flown by Endeavor · 2h 29m · 90% on time, 4.8% cancelled
  2. 3h 26m layover in New York (LGA) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 12:55 LGA → 14:51 DTW
    DL 1122 · Delta · 1h 56m · 81% on time, 3.6% cancelled

Total trip 7h 51m, scheduled departure to arrival (Detroit is 1 h ahead of Birmingham). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 161 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 26m layover.
Arrives on time72%First flight not cancelled (4.8% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (3.6% are) and within 15 minutes (81%).
Total trip7h 51mBHM 06:00 to DTW 14:51, 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.