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

Kansas City → Newark via Detroit: arrives on time 73%

  1. 06:25 MCI → 09:25 DTW
    DL 1256 · Delta · 2h 00m · 95% on time, 2.9% cancelled
  2. 50m layover in Detroit (DTW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 10:15 DTW → 11:59 EWR
    DL 2577 · Delta · 1h 44m · 82% on time, 3.0% cancelled

Total trip 4h 34m, scheduled departure to arrival (Newark is 1 h ahead of Kansas City). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection94%The first flight arrived more than 5 minutes late on 6% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 50m layover.
Arrives on time73%First flight not cancelled (2.9% are) × connection made (94%) × second flight not cancelled (3.0% are) and within 15 minutes (82%).
Total trip4h 34mMCI 06:25 to EWR 11:59, 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.