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

Detroit → Denver via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 19%

  1. 19:51 DTW → 21:44 DFW
    AA 1786 · American · 2h 53m · 47% on time, 6.5% cancelled
  2. 1h 01m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 22:45 DFW → 23:55 DEN
    AA 662 · American · 2h 10m · 44% on time, 2.5% cancelled

Total trip 6h 04m, scheduled departure to arrival (Denver is 2 h behind Detroit). Times are local. Both flew on 43 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection48%The first flight arrived more than 16 minutes late on 52% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 01m layover.
Arrives on time19%First flight not cancelled (6.5% are) × connection made (48%) × second flight not cancelled (2.5% are) and within 15 minutes (44%).
Total trip6h 04mDTW 19:51 to DEN 23:55, 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.