Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Newark → Detroit via Atlanta: arrives on time 43%
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18:59 EWR → 21:46 ATLDL 2430 · Delta · 2h 47m · 60% on time, 13.0% cancelled
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1h 13m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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22:59 ATL → 00:59 DTW +1 dayDL 2940 · Delta · 2h 00m · 73% on time, 0.8% cancelled
Total trip 6h 00m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 47 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection68%The first flight arrived more than 28 minutes late on 32% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 13m layover.
Arrives on time43%First flight not cancelled (13.0% are) × connection made (68%) × second flight not cancelled (0.8% are) and within 15 minutes (73%).
Total trip6h 00mEWR 18:59 to DTW 00:59, 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.