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

Boston → Houston via Detroit: arrives on time 74%

  1. 09:15 BOS → 11:25 DTW
    DL 1748 · Delta · 2h 10m · 88% on time, 1.9% cancelled
  2. 1h 01m layover in Detroit (DTW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 12:26 DTW → 14:30 IAH
    DL 1307 · Delta · 3h 04m · 86% on time, 1.0% cancelled

Total trip 6h 15m, scheduled departure to arrival (Houston is 1 h behind Boston). Times are local. Both flew on 1 of the last 56 days, too few to list among the best connections.

Makes the connection89%The first flight arrived more than 16 minutes late on 11% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 01m layover.
Arrives on time74%First flight not cancelled (1.9% are) × connection made (89%) × second flight not cancelled (1.0% are) and within 15 minutes (86%).
Total trip6h 15mBOS 09:15 to IAH 14:30, 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.