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

Raleigh/Durham → Los Angeles via Detroit: arrives on time 77%

  1. 12:36 RDU → 14:24 DTW
    DL 2164 · Delta · 1h 48m · 86% on time, 1.5% cancelled
  2. 3h 56m layover in Detroit (DTW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 18:20 DTW → 20:12 LAX
    DL 852 · Delta · 4h 52m · 80% on time, 0.8% cancelled

Total trip 10h 36m, scheduled departure to arrival (Los Angeles is 3 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 191 minutes late on <1% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 56m layover.
Arrives on time77%First flight not cancelled (1.5% are) × connection made (100%) × second flight not cancelled (0.8% are) and within 15 minutes (80%).
Total trip10h 36mRDU 12:36 to LAX 20:12, 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.