Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
New York → Houston via Detroit: arrives on time 57%
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12:59 JFK → 15:04 DTWDL 2343 · Delta · 2h 05m · 86% on time, 10.9% cancelled
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1h 11m layover in Detroit (DTW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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16:15 DTW → 18:20 IAHDL 1529 · Delta · 3h 01m · 70% on time, 0.5% cancelled
Total trip 6h 17m, scheduled departure to arrival (Houston is 1 h behind New York). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection92%The first flight arrived more than 26 minutes late on 8% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 11m layover.
Arrives on time57%First flight not cancelled (10.9% are) × connection made (92%) × second flight not cancelled (0.5% are) and within 15 minutes (70%).
Total trip6h 17mJFK 12:59 to IAH 18:20, 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.