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

Detroit → Newark via Atlanta: arrives on time 38%

  1. 19:35 DTW → 21:44 ATL
    DL 2045 · Delta · 2h 09m · 56% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 56m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 22:40 ATL → 00:57 EWR +1 day
    DL 2552 · Delta · 2h 18m · 70% on time, 2.6% cancelled

Total trip 5h 23m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 25 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection56%The first flight arrived more than 11 minutes late on 44% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 56m layover.
Arrives on time38%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (56%) × second flight not cancelled (2.6% are) and within 15 minutes (70%).
Total trip5h 23mDTW 19:35 to EWR 00:57, 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.