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

Richmond → Detroit via Minneapolis: arrives on time 47%

14:15 RIC → 16:19 MSP

DL 5063 · Delta, flown by Endeavor · 3h 01m · 62% on time, 0.0% cancelled
1h 17m layover in Minneapolis (MSP) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
17:36 MSP → 20:22 DTW

DL 1435 · Delta · 1h 46m · 73% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 6h 07m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection64%The first flight arrived more than 32 minutes late on 36% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 17m layover.

Arrives on time47%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (64%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (73%).

Total trip6h 07mRIC 14:15 to DTW 20:22, 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.