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

Detroit → Raleigh/Durham via Boston: arrives on time 52%

  1. 14:01 DTW → 16:10 BOS
    DL 1171 · Delta · 2h 09m · 70% on time, 1.1% cancelled
  2. 1h 05m layover in Boston (BOS) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 17:15 BOS → 19:37 RDU
    DL 2782 · Delta · 2h 14m · 75% on time, 2.5% cancelled

Total trip 5h 28m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection73%The first flight arrived more than 20 minutes late on 27% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 05m layover.
Arrives on time52%First flight not cancelled (1.1% are) × connection made (73%) × second flight not cancelled (2.5% are) and within 15 minutes (75%).
Total trip5h 28mDTW 14:01 to RDU 19:37, 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.