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Connection · two tickets · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Detroit → Fort Lauderdale via Houston: arrives on time 76%

  1. 12:30 DTW → 14:30 IAH
    DL 1864 · Delta · 3h 00m · 73% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 2h 05m layover in Houston (IAH) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 16:35 IAH → 20:22 FLL
    UA 277 · United · 2h 47m · 85% on time, 0.7% cancelled

Total trip 7h 52m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 41 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection90%The first flight arrived more than 35 minutes late on 10% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 2h 05m layover.
Arrives on time76%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (90%) × second flight not cancelled (0.7% are) and within 15 minutes (85%).
Total trip7h 52mDTW 12:30 to FLL 20:22, 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.