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

Los Angeles → Newark via Detroit: arrives on time 65%

  1. 05:30 LAX → 12:56 DTW
    DL 2399 · Delta · 4h 26m · 90% on time, 0.5% cancelled
  2. 1h 14m layover in Detroit (DTW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 14:10 DTW → 15:59 EWR
    DL 2573 · Delta · 1h 49m · 71% on time, 4.5% cancelled

Total trip 7h 29m, scheduled departure to arrival (Newark is 3 h ahead of Los Angeles). Times are local. Both flew on 40 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection95%The first flight arrived more than 29 minutes late on 5% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 14m layover.
Arrives on time65%First flight not cancelled (0.5% are) × connection made (95%) × second flight not cancelled (4.5% are) and within 15 minutes (71%).
Total trip7h 29mLAX 05:30 to EWR 15:59, 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.