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

Chicago → Hartford via Detroit: arrives on time 73%

  1. 07:01 ORD → 09:30 DTW
    DL 2039 · Delta · 1h 29m · 87% on time, 3.2% cancelled
  2. 1h 01m layover in Detroit (DTW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 10:31 DTW → 12:15 BDL
    DL 2163 · Delta · 1h 44m · 88% on time, 1.6% cancelled

Total trip 4h 14m, scheduled departure to arrival (Hartford is 1 h ahead of Chicago). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection87%The first flight arrived more than 16 minutes late on 13% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 01m layover.
Arrives on time73%First flight not cancelled (3.2% are) × connection made (87%) × second flight not cancelled (1.6% are) and within 15 minutes (88%).
Total trip4h 14mORD 07:01 to BDL 12:15, 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.