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

Indianapolis → New York via Detroit: arrives on time 45%

19:36 IND → 20:55 DTW

DL 5034 · Delta, flown by Endeavor · 1h 19m · 72% on time, 1.5% cancelled
55m layover in Detroit (DTW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
21:50 DTW → 23:41 LGA

DL 2603 · Delta · 1h 51m · 74% on time, 6.9% cancelled

Total trip 4h 05m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 42 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection67%The first flight arrived more than 10 minutes late on 33% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 55m layover.

Arrives on time45%First flight not cancelled (1.5% are) × connection made (67%) × second flight not cancelled (6.9% are) and within 15 minutes (74%).

Total trip4h 05mIND 19:36 to LGA 23:41, 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.