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

Norfolk → Houston via Detroit: arrives on time 82%

  1. 06:05 ORF → 07:54 DTW
    DL 1079 · Delta · 1h 49m · 91% on time, 1.8% cancelled
  2. 3h 01m layover in Detroit (DTW) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 10:55 DTW → 12:57 IAH
    UA 6251 · United, flown by Mesa · 3h 02m · 87% on time, 0.4% cancelled

Total trip 7h 52m, scheduled departure to arrival (Houston is 1 h behind Norfolk). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection96%The first flight arrived more than 91 minutes late on 4% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 3h 01m layover.
Arrives on time82%First flight not cancelled (1.8% are) × connection made (96%) × second flight not cancelled (0.4% are) and within 15 minutes (87%).
Total trip7h 52mORF 06:05 to IAH 12:57, 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.