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

Grand Rapids → Charlotte via Detroit: arrives on time 59%

  1. 12:10 GRR → 13:13 DTW
    DL 5473 · Delta, flown by Endeavor · 1h 03m · 71% on time, 1.9% cancelled
  2. 52m layover in Detroit (DTW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 14:05 DTW → 15:58 CLT
    DL 1429 · Delta · 1h 53m · 85% on time, 0.6% cancelled

Total trip 3h 48m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 42 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection71%The first flight arrived more than 7 minutes late on 29% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 52m layover.
Arrives on time59%First flight not cancelled (1.9% are) × connection made (71%) × second flight not cancelled (0.6% are) and within 15 minutes (85%).
Total trip3h 48mGRR 12:10 to CLT 15:58, 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.