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Connection · two tickets · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Albany → Detroit via Dulles: arrives on time 87%

  1. 06:00 ALB → 07:35 IAD
    UA 4970 · United, flown by CommuteAir · 1h 35m · 85% on time, 1.8% cancelled
  2. 3h 35m layover in Dulles (IAD) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 11:10 IAD → 12:44 DTW
    DL 2884 · Delta · 1h 34m · 90% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 6h 44m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection99%The first flight arrived more than 125 minutes late on 1% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 3h 35m layover.
Arrives on time87%First flight not cancelled (1.8% are) × connection made (99%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (90%).
Total trip6h 44mALB 06:00 to DTW 12:44, layover included

Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.