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

Houston → Charlotte via Detroit: arrives on time 79%

  1. 05:20 IAH → 09:11 DTW
    DL 1389 · Delta · 2h 51m · 90% on time, 1.4% cancelled
  2. 1h 26m layover in Detroit (DTW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 10:37 DTW → 12:26 CLT
    DL 2684 · Delta · 1h 49m · 85% on time, 3.0% cancelled

Total trip 6h 06m, scheduled departure to arrival (Charlotte 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 41 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 26m layover.
Arrives on time79%First flight not cancelled (1.4% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (3.0% are) and within 15 minutes (85%).
Total trip6h 06mIAH 05:20 to CLT 12:26, 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.