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

Houston → Boston via Detroit: arrives on time 71%

  1. 05:20 IAH → 09:11 DTW
    DL 1389 · Delta · 2h 51m · 90% on time, 1.4% cancelled
  2. 54m layover in Detroit (DTW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 10:05 DTW → 12:05 BOS
    DL 2648 · Delta · 1h 58m · 83% on time, 1.4% cancelled

Total trip 5h 43m, scheduled departure to arrival (Boston is 1 h ahead of Houston). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection87%The first flight arrived more than 9 minutes late on 13% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 54m layover.
Arrives on time71%First flight not cancelled (1.4% are) × connection made (87%) × second flight not cancelled (1.4% are) and within 15 minutes (83%).
Total trip5h 43mIAH 05:20 to BOS 12:05, 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.