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

Dallas-Fort Worth → Detroit via Philadelphia: arrives on time 49%

  1. 16:10 DFW → 20:53 PHL
    AA 2973 · American · 3h 43m · 62% on time, 3.6% cancelled
  2. 1h 11m layover in Philadelphia (PHL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 22:04 PHL → 23:59 DTW
    AA 5169 · American, flown by PSA · 1h 55m · 80% on time, 10.9% cancelled

Total trip 6h 49m, scheduled departure to arrival (Detroit is 1 h ahead of Dallas-Fort Worth). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection71%The first flight arrived more than 26 minutes late on 29% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 11m layover.
Arrives on time49%First flight not cancelled (3.6% are) × connection made (71%) × second flight not cancelled (10.9% are) and within 15 minutes (80%).
Total trip6h 49mDFW 16:10 to DTW 23:59, 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.