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

Santa Ana → Charlotte via Detroit: arrives on time 38%

  1. 11:44 SNA → 19:06 DTW
    DL 1856 · Delta · 4h 22m · 55% on time, 2.1% cancelled
  2. 59m layover in Detroit (DTW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 20:05 DTW → 21:55 CLT
    DL 2352 · Delta · 1h 50m · 74% on time, 1.6% cancelled

Total trip 7h 11m, scheduled departure to arrival (Charlotte is 3 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 time38%First flight not cancelled (2.1% are) × connection made (53%) × second flight not cancelled (1.6% are) and within 15 minutes (74%).
Total trip7h 11mSNA 11:44 to CLT 21:55, 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.