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

Phoenix → Boston via Detroit: arrives on time 74%

  1. 23:04 PHX → 05:46 DTW
    DL 1566 · Delta · 3h 42m · 77% on time, 1.6% cancelled
  2. 1h 19m layover in Detroit (DTW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 07:05 DTW → 09:07 BOS +1 day
    DL 1163 · Delta · 2h 02m · 91% on time, 2.2% cancelled

Total trip 7h 03m, scheduled departure to arrival (Boston is 3 h ahead of Phoenix). Times are local. Both flew on 42 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection84%The first flight arrived more than 34 minutes late on 16% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 19m layover.
Arrives on time74%First flight not cancelled (1.6% are) × connection made (84%) × second flight not cancelled (2.2% are) and within 15 minutes (91%).
Total trip7h 03mPHX 23:04 to BOS 09:07, 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.