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

Denver → Chicago via Detroit: arrives on time 81%

  1. 00:59 DEN → 05:48 DTW
    DL 1096 · Delta · 2h 49m · 91% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 2h 52m layover in Detroit (DTW) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 08:40 DTW → 08:55 MDW
    WN 1781 · Southwest · 1h 15m · 86% on time, 2.0% cancelled

Total trip 6h 56m, scheduled departure to arrival (Chicago is 1 h ahead of Denver). Times are local. Both flew on 21 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 82 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 2h 52m layover.
Arrives on time81%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (2.0% are) and within 15 minutes (86%).
Total trip6h 56mDEN 00:59 to MDW 08:55, 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.