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

Milwaukee → Detroit via Charlotte: arrives on time 29%

  1. 13:30 MKE → 16:37 CLT
    AA 2134 · American · 2h 10m · 67% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 48m layover in Charlotte (CLT) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 17:25 CLT → 19:18 DTW
    AA 1794 · American · 1h 51m · 62% on time, 1.4% cancelled

Total trip 4h 46m, scheduled departure to arrival (Detroit is 1 h ahead of Milwaukee). Times are local. Both flew on 53 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection47%The first flight arrived more than 3 minutes late on 53% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 48m layover.
Arrives on time29%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (47%) × second flight not cancelled (1.4% are) and within 15 minutes (62%).
Total trip4h 46mMKE 13:30 to DTW 19:18, 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.