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

Chicago → Detroit via New York: arrives on time 25%

  1. 16:30 ORD → 19:53 LGA
    AA 2086 · American · 2h 23m · 50% on time, 11.1% cancelled
  2. 51m layover in New York (LGA) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 20:44 LGA → 22:49 DTW
    AA 4598 · American, flown by Republic · 2h 05m · 67% on time, 7.8% cancelled

Total trip 5h 19m, scheduled departure to arrival (Detroit is 1 h ahead of Chicago). Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection46%The first flight arrived more than 6 minutes late on 54% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 51m layover.
Arrives on time25%First flight not cancelled (11.1% are) × connection made (46%) × second flight not cancelled (7.8% are) and within 15 minutes (67%).
Total trip5h 19mORD 16:30 to DTW 22:49, 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.