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

Houston → Hartford via Detroit: arrives on time 83%

  1. 05:20 IAH → 09:11 DTW
    DL 1389 · Delta · 2h 51m · 90% on time, 1.4% cancelled
  2. 1h 20m layover in Detroit (DTW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 10:31 DTW → 12:15 BDL
    DL 2163 · Delta · 1h 44m · 88% on time, 1.6% cancelled

Total trip 5h 55m, scheduled departure to arrival (Hartford is 1 h ahead of Houston). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 35 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 20m layover.
Arrives on time83%First flight not cancelled (1.4% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (1.6% are) and within 15 minutes (88%).
Total trip5h 55mIAH 05:20 to BDL 12:15, 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.