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

Houston → Detroit via Los Angeles: arrives on time 86%

  1. 07:10 IAH → 08:39 LAX
    DL 1216 · Delta · 3h 29m · 94% on time, 0.5% cancelled
  2. 1h 06m layover in Los Angeles (LAX) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 09:45 LAX → 17:10 DTW
    DL 494 · Delta · 4h 25m · 91% on time, 0.6% cancelled

Total trip 9h 00m, scheduled departure to arrival (Detroit is 1 h ahead of Houston). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection96%The first flight arrived more than 21 minutes late on 4% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 06m layover.
Arrives on time86%First flight not cancelled (0.5% are) × connection made (96%) × second flight not cancelled (0.6% are) and within 15 minutes (91%).
Total trip9h 00mIAH 07:10 to DTW 17:10, 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.