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

Detroit → Boston via New York: arrives on time 72%

  1. 07:00 DTW → 08:47 LGA
    DL 1487 · Delta · 1h 47m · 90% on time, 3.1% cancelled
  2. 1h 13m layover in New York (LGA) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 10:00 LGA → 11:27 BOS
    DL 5728 · Delta, flown by Republic · 1h 27m · 86% on time, 6.5% cancelled

Total trip 4h 27m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 40 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection93%The first flight arrived more than 28 minutes late on 7% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 13m layover.
Arrives on time72%First flight not cancelled (3.1% are) × connection made (93%) × second flight not cancelled (6.5% are) and within 15 minutes (86%).
Total trip4h 27mDTW 07:00 to BOS 11:27, 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.