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

Detroit → Atlanta via Fort Lauderdale: arrives on time 31%

  1. 15:56 DTW → 19:00 FLL
    DL 1037 · Delta · 3h 05m · 66% on time, 1.7% cancelled
  2. 46m layover in Fort Lauderdale (FLL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 19:46 FLL → 21:54 ATL
    DL 1295 · Delta · 2h 08m · 69% on time, 1.4% cancelled

Total trip 5h 58m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 51 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection47%The first flight arrived more than 1 minutes late on 53% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 46m layover.
Arrives on time31%First flight not cancelled (1.7% are) × connection made (47%) × second flight not cancelled (1.4% are) and within 15 minutes (69%).
Total trip5h 58mDTW 15:56 to ATL 21:54, 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.