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

Detroit → Santa Ana via Atlanta: arrives on time 79%

  1. 14:57 DTW → 17:05 ATL
    DL 1983 · Delta · 2h 08m · 78% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 3h 46m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 20:51 ATL → 22:28 SNA
    DL 826 · Delta · 4h 37m · 79% on time, 0.6% cancelled

Total trip 10h 31m, scheduled departure to arrival (Santa Ana is 3 h behind Detroit). Times are local. Both flew on 49 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection100%The first flight arrived more than 181 minutes late on 0% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 46m layover.
Arrives on time79%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (100%) × second flight not cancelled (0.6% are) and within 15 minutes (79%).
Total trip10h 31mDTW 14:57 to SNA 22:28, 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.