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

Charlotte → Chicago via Detroit: arrives on time 71%

  1. 09:42 CLT → 11:30 DTW
    DL 1639 · Delta · 1h 48m · 91% on time, 1.1% cancelled
  2. 55m layover in Detroit (DTW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 12:25 DTW → 12:46 MDW
    DL 4688 · Delta, flown by Endeavor · 1h 21m · 82% on time, 1.2% cancelled

Total trip 4h 04m, scheduled departure to arrival (Chicago is 1 h behind Charlotte). Times are local. Both flew on 42 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection88%The first flight arrived more than 10 minutes late on 12% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 55m layover.
Arrives on time71%First flight not cancelled (1.1% are) × connection made (88%) × second flight not cancelled (1.2% are) and within 15 minutes (82%).
Total trip4h 04mCLT 09:42 to MDW 12:46, 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.