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

Santa Ana → Minneapolis via Detroit: arrives on time 34%

11:44 SNA → 19:06 DTW

DL 1856 · Delta · 4h 22m · 55% on time, 2.1% cancelled
59m layover in Detroit (DTW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
20:05 DTW → 21:00 MSP

DL 1303 · Delta · 1h 55m · 65% on time, 0.3% cancelled

Total trip 7h 16m, scheduled departure to arrival (Minneapolis is 2 h ahead of Santa Ana). Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection53%The first flight arrived more than 14 minutes late on 47% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 59m layover.

Arrives on time34%First flight not cancelled (2.1% are) × connection made (53%) × second flight not cancelled (0.3% are) and within 15 minutes (65%).

Total trip7h 16mSNA 11:44 to MSP 21:00, 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.