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

Los Angeles → St Louis via Detroit: arrives on time 77%

  1. 05:30 LAX → 12:56 DTW
    DL 2399 · Delta · 4h 26m · 90% on time, 0.5% cancelled
  2. 3h 45m layover in Detroit (DTW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 16:41 DTW → 17:23 STL
    DL 2822 · Delta · 1h 42m · 79% on time, 1.8% cancelled

Total trip 9h 53m, scheduled departure to arrival (St Louis is 2 h ahead of Los Angeles). Times are local. Both flew on 44 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection100%The first flight arrived more than 180 minutes late on <1% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 45m layover.
Arrives on time77%First flight not cancelled (0.5% are) × connection made (100%) × second flight not cancelled (1.8% are) and within 15 minutes (79%).
Total trip9h 53mLAX 05:30 to STL 17:23, 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.