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

New York → Albany via Detroit: arrives on time 79%

  1. 09:25 LGA → 11:25 DTW
    DL 1078 · Delta · 1h 59m · 90% on time, 2.7% cancelled
  2. 3h 16m layover in Detroit (DTW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 14:41 DTW → 16:22 ALB
    DL 3785 · Delta, flown by SkyWest · 1h 41m · 83% on time, 1.8% cancelled

Total trip 6h 57m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection100%The first flight arrived more than 151 minutes late on <1% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 16m layover.
Arrives on time79%First flight not cancelled (2.7% are) × connection made (100%) × second flight not cancelled (1.8% are) and within 15 minutes (83%).
Total trip6h 57mLGA 09:25 to ALB 16:22, 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.