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

Orlando → Boston via Detroit: arrives on time 29%

  1. 14:18 MCO → 17:06 DTW
    DL 1747 · Delta · 2h 48m · 69% on time, 0.9% cancelled
  2. 51m layover in Detroit (DTW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 17:57 DTW → 20:00 BOS
    DL 1707 · Delta · 2h 03m · 57% on time, 3.0% cancelled

Total trip 5h 42m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 44 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection53%The first flight arrived more than 6 minutes late on 47% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 51m layover.
Arrives on time29%First flight not cancelled (0.9% are) × connection made (53%) × second flight not cancelled (3.0% are) and within 15 minutes (57%).
Total trip5h 42mMCO 14:18 to BOS 20:00, layover included

Tight connection: often missed. The first flight is late enough to miss it on more than 1 day in 4.

Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.