Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Albany → Detroit via Dulles: arrives on time 40%
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14:50 ALB → 16:29 IADUA 4942 · United, flown by CommuteAir · 1h 39m · 63% on time, 2.2% cancelled
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53m layover in Dulles (IAD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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17:22 IAD → 19:02 DTWUA 6246 · United, flown by Mesa · 1h 40m · 78% on time, 4.3% cancelled
Total trip 4h 12m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 54 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection54%The first flight arrived more than 8 minutes late on 46% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 53m layover.
Arrives on time40%First flight not cancelled (2.2% are) × connection made (54%) × second flight not cancelled (4.3% are) and within 15 minutes (78%).
Total trip4h 12mALB 14:50 to DTW 19:02, 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.