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

Washington → Traverse City via Detroit: arrives on time 55%

19:59 DCA → 21:41 DTW

DL 2030 · Delta · 1h 41m · 70% on time, 3.3% cancelled
1h 10m layover in Detroit (DTW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
22:51 DTW → 22:42 TVC

DL 2424 · Delta · 1h 07m · 77% on time, 1.9% cancelled

Total trip 3h 59m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection75%The first flight arrived more than 25 minutes late on 25% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 10m layover.

Arrives on time55%First flight not cancelled (3.3% are) × connection made (75%) × second flight not cancelled (1.9% are) and within 15 minutes (77%).

Total trip3h 59mDCA 19:59 to TVC 22:42, 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.