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

Detroit → Dulles via Atlanta: arrives on time 70%

  1. 18:09 DTW → 20:19 ATL
    DL 2053 · Delta · 2h 10m · 75% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 2h 34m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 22:53 ATL → 00:44 IAD +1 day
    DL 2549 · Delta · 1h 51m · 75% on time, 2.1% cancelled

Total trip 6h 35m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection95%The first flight arrived more than 109 minutes late on 5% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 34m layover.
Arrives on time70%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (95%) × second flight not cancelled (2.1% are) and within 15 minutes (75%).
Total trip6h 35mDTW 18:09 to IAD 00:44, 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.