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

Memphis → Detroit via Atlanta: arrives on time 81%

  1. 05:15 MEM → 07:35 ATL
    DL 1666 · Delta · 1h 20m · 92% on time, 2.2% cancelled
  2. 3h 25m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 11:00 ATL → 12:55 DTW
    DL 1240 · Delta · 1h 56m · 85% on time, 0.3% cancelled

Total trip 6h 41m, scheduled departure to arrival (Detroit is 1 h ahead of Memphis). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection98%The first flight arrived more than 160 minutes late on 2% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 25m layover.
Arrives on time81%First flight not cancelled (2.2% are) × connection made (98%) × second flight not cancelled (0.3% are) and within 15 minutes (85%).
Total trip6h 41mMEM 05:15 to DTW 12:55, 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.