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

Philadelphia → Los Angeles via Detroit: arrives on time 71%

  1. 12:36 PHL → 14:20 DTW
    DL 2331 · Delta · 1h 46m · 92% on time, 4.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 30m layover in Detroit (DTW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 15:50 DTW → 17:39 LAX
    DL 883 · Delta · 4h 49m · 78% on time, 0.6% cancelled

Total trip 8h 03m, scheduled departure to arrival (Los Angeles is 3 h behind Philadelphia). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection96%The first flight arrived more than 45 minutes late on 4% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 30m layover.
Arrives on time71%First flight not cancelled (4.0% are) × connection made (96%) × second flight not cancelled (0.6% are) and within 15 minutes (78%).
Total trip8h 03mPHL 12:36 to LAX 17:39, 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.