Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Los Angeles → Detroit via Boston: arrives on time 33%
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10:59 LAX → 19:42 BOSB6 1388 · JetBlue · 5h 43m · 68% on time, 1.8% cancelled
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51m layover in Boston (BOS) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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20:33 BOS → 22:45 DTWB6 1337 · JetBlue · 2h 12m · 57% on time, 4.0% cancelled
Total trip 8h 46m, scheduled departure to arrival (Detroit is 3 h ahead of Los Angeles). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection62%The first flight arrived more than 6 minutes late on 38% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 51m layover.
Arrives on time33%First flight not cancelled (1.8% are) × connection made (62%) × second flight not cancelled (4.0% are) and within 15 minutes (57%).
Total trip8h 46mLAX 10:59 to DTW 22:45, 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.