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

Detroit → Birmingham via Atlanta: arrives on time 87%

  1. 06:17 DTW → 08:12 ATL
    DL 1611 · Delta · 1h 55m · 87% on time, 0.8% cancelled
  2. 3h 03m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 11:15 ATL → 11:11 BHM
    DL 1017 · Delta · 56m · 91% on time, 1.9% cancelled

Total trip 5h 54m, scheduled departure to arrival (Birmingham is 1 h behind Detroit). Times are local. Both flew on 54 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection98%The first flight arrived more than 138 minutes late on 2% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 03m layover.
Arrives on time87%First flight not cancelled (0.8% are) × connection made (98%) × second flight not cancelled (1.9% are) and within 15 minutes (91%).
Total trip5h 54mDTW 06:17 to BHM 11:11, 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.