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

Minneapolis → Washington via Detroit: arrives on time 82%

  1. 06:04 MSP → 08:47 DTW
    DL 1461 · Delta · 1h 43m · 93% on time, 0.8% cancelled
  2. 1h 18m layover in Detroit (DTW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 10:05 DTW → 11:34 DCA
    DL 2476 · Delta · 1h 29m · 87% on time, 2.5% cancelled

Total trip 4h 30m, scheduled departure to arrival (Washington is 1 h ahead of Minneapolis). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection98%The first flight arrived more than 33 minutes late on 2% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 18m layover.
Arrives on time82%First flight not cancelled (0.8% are) × connection made (98%) × second flight not cancelled (2.5% are) and within 15 minutes (87%).
Total trip4h 30mMSP 06:04 to DCA 11:34, 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.