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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 78%

  1. 09:25 LGA → 11:25 DTW
    DL 1078 · Delta · 1h 59m · 90% on time, 2.7% cancelled
  2. 3h 05m layover in Detroit (DTW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 14:30 DTW → 16:07 ALB
    DL 3809 · Delta, flown by SkyWest · 1h 37m · 81% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 6h 42m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 1 of the last 56 days, too few to list among the best connections.

Makes the connection99%The first flight arrived more than 140 minutes late on 1% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 05m layover.
Arrives on time78%First flight not cancelled (2.7% are) × connection made (99%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (81%).
Total trip6h 42mLGA 09:25 to ALB 16:07, 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.