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

Detroit → Philadelphia via Atlanta: arrives on time 46%

  1. 19:35 DTW → 21:44 ATL
    DL 2045 · Delta · 2h 09m · 56% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 11m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 22:55 ATL → 00:59 PHL +1 day
    DL 2642 · Delta · 2h 05m · 78% on time, 3.3% cancelled

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

Makes the connection62%The first flight arrived more than 26 minutes late on 38% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 11m layover.
Arrives on time46%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (62%) × second flight not cancelled (3.3% are) and within 15 minutes (78%).
Total trip5h 25mDTW 19:35 to PHL 00:59, 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.