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

Raleigh/Durham → Chicago via Detroit: arrives on time 58%

  1. 12:36 RDU → 14:24 DTW
    DL 2164 · Delta · 1h 48m · 86% on time, 1.5% cancelled
  2. 3h 43m layover in Detroit (DTW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 18:07 DTW → 18:25 MDW
    DL 4677 · Delta, flown by Endeavor · 1h 22m · 60% on time, 1.2% cancelled

Total trip 6h 53m, scheduled departure to arrival (Chicago is 1 h behind Raleigh/Durham). Times are local. Both flew on 7 of the last 56 days, too few to list among the best connections.

Makes the connection100%The first flight arrived more than 178 minutes late on <1% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 43m layover.
Arrives on time58%First flight not cancelled (1.5% are) × connection made (100%) × second flight not cancelled (1.2% are) and within 15 minutes (60%).
Total trip6h 53mRDU 12:36 to MDW 18:25, 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.