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Connection · two tickets · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Richmond → Houston via Detroit: arrives on time 80%

  1. 06:00 RIC → 07:55 DTW
    DL 5453 · Delta, flown by Endeavor · 1h 55m · 83% on time, 1.9% cancelled
  2. 3h 00m layover in Detroit (DTW) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 10:55 DTW → 12:57 IAH
    UA 6251 · United, flown by Mesa · 3h 02m · 87% on time, 0.4% cancelled

Total trip 7h 57m, scheduled departure to arrival (Houston is 1 h behind Richmond). Times are local. Both flew on 54 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection94%The first flight arrived more than 90 minutes late on 6% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 3h 00m layover.
Arrives on time80%First flight not cancelled (1.9% are) × connection made (94%) × second flight not cancelled (0.4% are) and within 15 minutes (87%).
Total trip7h 57mRIC 06:00 to IAH 12:57, 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.