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

Los Angeles → Omaha via Detroit: arrives on time 70%

  1. 05:30 LAX → 12:56 DTW
    DL 2399 · Delta · 4h 26m · 90% on time, 0.5% cancelled
  2. 3h 04m layover in Detroit (DTW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 16:00 DTW → 17:14 OMA
    DL 3889 · Delta, flown by SkyWest · 2h 14m · 71% on time, 0.8% cancelled

Total trip 9h 44m, scheduled departure to arrival (Omaha is 2 h ahead of Los Angeles). Times are local. Both flew on 43 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection99%The first flight arrived more than 139 minutes late on 1% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 04m layover.
Arrives on time70%First flight not cancelled (0.5% are) × connection made (99%) × second flight not cancelled (0.8% are) and within 15 minutes (71%).
Total trip9h 44mLAX 05:30 to OMA 17:14, 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.