Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Detroit → Seattle via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 38%
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11:51 DTW → 13:45 DFWAA 1792 · American · 2h 49m · 76% on time, 1.4% cancelled
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48m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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14:33 DFW → 16:47 SEAAA 727 · American · 4h 14m · 57% on time, 2.5% cancelled
Total trip 7h 56m, scheduled departure to arrival (Seattle is 3 h behind Detroit). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection69%The first flight arrived more than 3 minutes late on 31% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 48m layover.
Arrives on time38%First flight not cancelled (1.4% are) × connection made (69%) × second flight not cancelled (2.5% are) and within 15 minutes (57%).
Total trip7h 56mDTW 11:51 to SEA 16:47, 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.