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

Charlotte → Los Angeles via Detroit: arrives on time 58%

  1. 17:03 CLT → 18:54 DTW
    DL 1430 · Delta · 1h 51m · 67% on time, 1.8% cancelled
  2. 2h 01m layover in Detroit (DTW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 20:55 DTW → 22:46 LAX
    DL 694 · Delta · 4h 51m · 67% on time, 0.5% cancelled

Total trip 8h 43m, scheduled departure to arrival (Los Angeles is 3 h behind Charlotte). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection89%The first flight arrived more than 76 minutes late on 11% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 01m layover.
Arrives on time58%First flight not cancelled (1.8% are) × connection made (89%) × second flight not cancelled (0.5% are) and within 15 minutes (67%).
Total trip8h 43mCLT 17:03 to LAX 22:46, 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.