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

Detroit → Pittsburgh via New York: arrives on time 54%

07:03 DTW → 09:00 JFK

DL 5216 · Delta, flown by Endeavor · 1h 57m · 81% on time, 2.3% cancelled
50m layover in New York (JFK) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
09:50 JFK → 11:45 PIT

DL 5086 · Delta, flown by Endeavor · 1h 55m · 80% on time, 5.8% cancelled

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

Makes the connection73%The first flight arrived more than 5 minutes late on 27% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 50m layover.

Arrives on time54%First flight not cancelled (2.3% are) × connection made (73%) × second flight not cancelled (5.8% are) and within 15 minutes (80%).

Total trip4h 42mDTW 07:03 to PIT 11:45, 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.