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

Omaha → Detroit via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 20%

  1. 16:58 OMA → 19:05 DFW
    AA 2229 · American · 2h 03m · 42% on time, 7.0% cancelled
  2. 50m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 19:55 DFW → 23:40 DTW
    AA 690 · American · 2h 45m · 68% on time, 4.1% cancelled

Total trip 5h 42m, scheduled departure to arrival (Detroit is 1 h ahead of Omaha). Times are local. Both flew on 50 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection33%The first flight arrived more than 5 minutes late on 67% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 50m layover.
Arrives on time20%First flight not cancelled (7.0% are) × connection made (33%) × second flight not cancelled (4.1% are) and within 15 minutes (68%).
Total trip5h 42mOMA 16:58 to DTW 23:40, 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.