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

Chicago → Dallas-Fort Worth via Detroit: arrives on time 46%

  1. 17:22 ORD → 19:51 DTW
    DL 2358 · Delta · 1h 29m · 71% on time, 6.2% cancelled
  2. 55m layover in Detroit (DTW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 20:46 DTW → 22:32 DFW
    DL 1207 · Delta · 2h 50m · 74% on time, 1.4% cancelled

Total trip 5h 14m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection67%The first flight arrived more than 10 minutes late on 33% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 55m layover.
Arrives on time46%First flight not cancelled (6.2% are) × connection made (67%) × second flight not cancelled (1.4% are) and within 15 minutes (74%).
Total trip5h 14mORD 17:22 to DFW 22:32, layover included

Tight connection: often missed. The first flight is late enough to miss it on more than 1 day in 4.

Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.