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

Detroit → Austin via Atlanta: arrives on time 51%

  1. 16:00 DTW → 18:04 ATL
    DL 1467 · Delta · 2h 04m · 77% on time, 0.6% cancelled
  2. 55m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 18:59 ATL → 20:27 AUS
    DL 1170 · Delta · 2h 24m · 72% on time, 0.9% cancelled

Total trip 5h 23m, scheduled departure to arrival (Austin is 1 h behind Detroit). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection71%The first flight arrived more than 10 minutes late on 29% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 55m layover.
Arrives on time51%First flight not cancelled (0.6% are) × connection made (71%) × second flight not cancelled (0.9% are) and within 15 minutes (72%).
Total trip5h 23mDTW 16:00 to AUS 20:27, layover included

Tight connection: often missed. The first flight is late enough to miss it on more than 1 day in 4.

Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.